Instruction Notes
Introduction - In pursuance of the provisions of section 31(1) of the Value Added Tax Act, (C to lodge a tax return for each tax period with the Commissioner General within fifteen days a
Section 4(c) and 5(c) of The Value Added Tax Act requires any person receiving imported se For this purpose a person not ed for VAT shall use this return form. Such a person is I and Schedule-1 only.
Penalty for failure to submit return shall not apply to non ed persons using this form t
Where to file: This form should be filed with your nearest Domestic Taxes office. For directi the URA toll free at 0800117000.
Heading: At the top of page 1 of the form enter the month and year to which this VAT Retu other pages, enter the taxpayer's legal name and TIN.
Section A-Taxpayer Information: In case your particulars have changed, please fill in the Individuals) or DT-1004 for non-individuals. Check box on line Number 3 should only be ticked the VAT Act but have imported services from foreign suppliers on which VAT must be declare and 5 of the VAT Act. If you are ed for VAT and have imported services or not , please
Section B - Filing Status: If the branch is not ed with URA, please fill in the TIN Am Non ed persons are only expected to indicate the date of submission.
Section C - Sales (Goods and Services): Enter details of your sales where appropriate. R The VAT Act for what constitutes Exempt and Zero Rated Supplies. Attach schedules in forma be only those on which VAT was charged.
For uned persons declaring VAT on imported services, enter details of transaction in 6
Section D - Purchases (Goods and Services): Enter details of your purchases where ap Schedules of The VAT Act for what constitutes Exempt and Zero Rated Supplies. Attach sc creditable purchases, indicate purchases on which VAT was not charged. Capital goods purc was charged.
Section E: This Section is only applicable to Investment Traders. Provide the details of imp in Schedule 2 and istrative Expenses in Schedule 4.
Section F - Calculation of Input tax allowed: For a taxpayer dealing in standard rated i the same as in 17b or 24b (in the case of an investment trader).
The calculation of input tax credit allowed is only applicable to those persons dealing in Tax Compute the Input tax allowable using one of the methods shown in 27(a) and 27(b).
Apportionment of input tax as per Sec 28(7) (b) of the VAT Act, cap 349 is done as • Input Tax Credit allowed using the normal Method of apportionment is VAT amount in 27a o • For Standard Alternative method, Input tax apportioned is the input tax not directly attribut • Input Tax Credit allowed using Standard Alternative Method is amounts in 25 + 27b. o Note: you have to apply to URA to use the Standard Alternative Method of Apportionment.
Section G: Provide details of VAT withheld or paid in this section. If the space is not eno format.
Section H - Calculation of Tax Due: Enter details of Total Output Tax in the appropriate c due by deducting the Total Input Tax from The Total Output Tax. Note, the refund claim for th is above shs 5 million unless you are an investment trader or dealing in zero rated sales othe
For uned persons declaring VAT on imported services, the total VAT payable is equal t Section I – Declaration: This return is not complete if not signed by an authorized person.
Schedules 1 - Output Tax Schedule for the Period: Enter details of sales made to V sales made to final consumers to get grand total sales.
Non ed persons declaring VAT on imported services are expected to prepare a self invoice in the schedule. For excisable services VAT and Excise duty should be computed on the same taxable amo excisable goods or services, please compute VAT on A, ignore B and the total column.
Schedule 2 - Input Tax Schedule for the Local Purchases: Enter details of purchases on
Schedule 3- Input Tax Schedule for the Imports Enter details of Excisable and Non excisable purchases from foreign suppliers (exporters) a Importation. If no excise duty has been charged, ignore that column (B).
Schedule 4 - istrative Expenses: Enter only details of istrative related expen Note: For all Schedules above, provide soft copies.
Schedule 3- Input Tax Schedule for the Imports Enter details of Excisable and Non excisable purchases from foreign suppliers (exporters) a Importation. If no excise duty has been charged, ignore that column (B).
Schedule 4 - istrative Expenses: Enter only details of istrative related expen Note: For all Schedules above, provide soft copies.
Additional Information and Questions: Complete instructions regarding return filing of v Returns Guidelines. Specific questions can also be directed to URA representatives by calling
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Return Details TIN* $ Return period From date* . Return period To date* .
Return Details Please enter your TIN Please enter RETURN PERIOD FROM DATE in dd/mm/yyyy Please enter RETURN PERIOD TO DATE in dd/mm/yyyy
Monthly Value Added Tax Return
(This Form will be used by all individuals who are ed for VAT under The VAT Act, Cap 349. To be completed and submitted by the 15th of the month following the period of return You will incur a penalty if you fail to submit a return.)
Section A - Taxpayer Information In case you are not ed for VAT and you intend to declare VAT on imported services, (If YES then complete section C, G, H and Schedule-1 only.)*
Please select YES/NO from the drop-down list
Are you an Investment Trader? (If Yes, completesection B, E, F and H)(If No, Please select YES/NO from complete B, C, D, F, G and H sections)* the drop-down list Please select YES/NO from Do you intend to file a NIL return? (If Yes, complete Section B and H only)* the drop-down list Please select Bank from Bank (Mandatory in case of Refund) the drop-down list Please select Bank Branch Bank Branch from the drop-down list Number (Only UGX s) Please enter Number. It should be alphanumeric only.
Section B - Filing Status 1) Whether Original Return or Amended Return
Please select ORIGINAL/AMENDED from the drop-down list
a)Return Number
Please enter RETURN NUMBER on which you want to amend
b)Return Date
Please enter RETURN DATE of the return on which you want to amend in dd/mm/yyyy
Section C - Sales (Goods and Services) Nature of Sales 1) Zero Rated Sales - Local
Amounts(a) Please enter Zero Rated Sales Local. It should bl numeric only.
2) Zero Rated Sales - Exports
Please enter Zero Rated Sales Export. It should bl numeric only.
3) Exempt Local Sales
Please enter Exempt Local Sales. It should bl numeric only.
4) Standard Rated Sales
Please enter Standard Rated Sales. It should bl numeric only.
5) Capital Goods sold (Business Assets)
Please enter Capital Goods Sold. It should bl numeric only. Please Imported Service. It should bl numeric only.
6) Imported Services 7) Adjustment of output tax 8) Total Output Tax [4b+5b+6b+7b]
Section D - Purchases (Goods and Services) Nature of Purchases 9) Zero Rated Purchase - Local.
Amounts(a) Please enter Zero Rated Purchase Local. It should be numeric only.
10) Zero Rated Purchase - Imports.
Please enter Zero Rated Purchase Imported. It should be numeric only.
11) Standard Rated Purchases - Local
Please enter Standart Rated Purchase Local. It should be numeric only.
12) Standard Rated Purchases Imports
Please enter Zero Rated Purchase Imports. It should be numeric only.
13) istrative Expenses
Please enter Acministrative Expense. It should be numeric only.
14) Capital Goods bought (Business Assets)
Please enter Capital Good Bought. It should be numeric only.
15) Imported Services
Please enter Imported Services. It should be numeric only.
16) Adjustment of Input tax
17) Total Input Tax (11b+12b+13b+14b+15b+16b)
Section E - For Investment Trade Nature of Purchases. If Other (Specify) 18) Land and Site Development 19) Building and Civil Works 20) Plant and Machinery Equipment 21) Pre-Operating Activities 22) istrative Expenses 23) Others (Specify) 24) . Total input Tax [18b+19b+20b+21b+22b+23b]
Section F - Calculation of Input Tax allowed Input tax credit disallowed 25) Input Tax directly attributable to Taxable Sales 26) Input Tax directly attributable to Exempt Sales (disallowed) 27) Apportionment (Required if 25+26 is not equal to 17(b), then apportionment is required) Are you using the Standard Alternative method of apportionment of input tax for this period? Input tax allowed (if 27 is "YES" then standard alternative method then b) Standard Alternative Method of apportionment [(17b-2526)x(1a+2a+4a+6a)/ (1a+2a+3a+4a+6a)] or if "No" then a) Normal Method of apportionment [ [17b]x(1a+2a+4a+6a)/ (1a+2a+3a+4a+6a)] 28) Input Tax Credit Allowed
Input tax credit disallowed
Please Inter Input Tax Directly Exempt Sales.It should be numeric only.
x Return
Form DT-2031
ed for VAT under The VAT Act, Cap onth following the period of return.
Toll Free Number 0800117000
Version 11.1
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Please enter Adjustment SYSTEM VALUE Output CALCULATED Tax. It should bl numeric only. SYSTEM CALCULATED VALUE
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Please enter Adjustment SYSTEM CALCULATED Input Tax. It shouldVALUE bl numeric only.
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n E - For Investment Traders only Amounts SYSTEM CALCULATED VALUE SYSTEM CALCULATED VALUE SYSTEM CALCULATED VALUE SYSTEM CALCULATED VALUE SYSTEM CALCULATED VALUE SYSTEM CALCULATED VALUE
Rates (in %) 18 18 18 18 18 18
ut Tax allowed Input tax credit allowed Please enter Input Tax Directly to Taxable Sales.It should be numeric only.
Please select YES/NO from the drop-down list.
SYSTEM CALCULATED VALUE SYSTEM CALCULATED VALUE
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VAT (Amount x Rates) SYSTEM CALCULATED VALUE SYSTEM CALCULATED VALUE SYSTEM CALCULATED VALUE SYSTEM CALCULATED VALUE SYSTEM CALCULATED VALUE SYSTEM CALCULATED VALUE SYSTEM CALCULATED VALUE
Section G - Detail of VAT Withheld and Paid. Part - I) Detail of VAT Withheld Payment Voucher Number Please enter Payment Voucher Number. It should be alphanumeric only. 29) Total
Date of payment
VAT Withheld (Ugx)
Please enter Date. It should be in dd/mm/yyyy or ddPlease enter Vat Withheld. mon-yyyy format only. It should be numeric only. SYSTEM CALCULATED VALUE
Section G - Detail of VAT Withheld and Paid Part - II) Detail of VAT Paid Payment Registration number Please enter Payment Registration Number. It should be in alphanumeric only.
Date of payment Please enter Date. It should be in dd/mm/yyyy or ddmon-yyyy format.
30) Total 31) Total VAT Paid/Withheld (29+30)
VAT paid (Ugx)
Please enter Vat Paid. It should be in numeric only. SYSTEM CALCULATED VALUE SYSTEM CALCULATED VALUE
Section H - Calculation of Tax Due 32. Total Output Tax [8] 33. Input Tax Allowed [28] 34. Offset brought Forward 35. Total VAT Payable [32-33-34] 36. Total VAT Paid [31] 37. Net VAT Payable/Claimable [35-36] 38. For amounts claimable (Cash Refund only if amount is more then 5 million)
Calculation of Tax Due SYSTEM CALCULATED VALUE SYSTEM CALCULATED VALUE
Please enter Offset Brought forwad. It should be numeric only. SYSTEM CALCULATED VALUE SYSTEM CALCULATED VALUE SYSTEM CALCULATED VALUE
Please select Amounts Claimabe from drop-down list.
Schedule 1: Output Sales: Name of ed Purchaser
Do you want to this schedule sepa file? TIN of Purchaser
Invoice Date
Please enter please enter Invoice ed Purchaser. Date. It should be in It should be in Please enter Tin. It dd/mm/yyyy or ddalphanumeric only. should be tin only. mon-yyyy format. Total sales to customers ed for VAT Total sales to customers not ed for VAT
Total
Schedule 1: Output Tax Schedule for the Period on Sales to this schedule separately in .CSV Invoice Number
Please enter Invoice Number. It should be in alphanumeric only.
Description of Goods/ Service
Please select YES/NO from the drop-down list Amount before tax(A)
Please enter Description of Goods. It should be Please enter Amount in alphanumeric Before Tax. It should only. be in numeric only. SYSTEM CALCULATED VALUE
Please enter Amount Before Tax for Total Sales to Customer not ed for Vat. It should be in numeric only. SYSTEM CALCULATED VALUE
d on Sales
Local Excise Duty (B)
Please enter Local Excise Duty. It should be in numeric only. SYSTEM CALCULATED VALUE
Total (A+B)
SYSTEM CALCULATED VALUE SYSTEM CALCULATED VALUE
VAT Charged
Please enter Vat Charged. It should be in numeric only. SYSTEM CALCULATED VALUE
Please enter Local Excise Duty for Total Sales to Customer not ed for Vat. It should be in numeric SYSTEM CALCULATED only. VALUE
Please enter Vat Charged for Total Sales to Customer not ed for Vat. It should be in numeric only.
SYSTEM CALCULATED VALUE
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Schedule 2 - Input Tax Schedule for th Local Purchases:
Name of Supplier.
Please enter Supplier Name. It should be alphanumeric only. Total.
Do you want to this schedule sepa file? TIN of Supplier
Please enter Tin. It should be only tin.
Invoice Date Please enter Invoid Date. It should be in dd/mm/yyyy or dd-mon-yyyy format.
Purchases on which VAT has not been incurred(Gross Amounts)
2 - Input Tax Schedule for the Local Purchases
ant to this schedule separately in .CSV
Invoice Number
Please enter Invoice Number. It should be alphanumeric only.
oss Amounts)
Description of Goods/ Service Please enter Descriptive of Goods. It should be alphanumeric only.
Please select YES/NO from the drop-down list Amount before tax (A)
Please enter Amount of Tax. It should be numeric only. SYSTEM CALCULATED VALUE
VAT Paid
Please enter Vat Paid. It should be numeric only. SYSTEM CALCULATED VALUE
Please enter Vat Paid for Purchase on which Vat has not been incurred. It should be numeric only.
Schedule 3 - Input Ta
Excisable and Non excisable imports: Do you want to this schedule separa .CSV file? Name of Exporter Country of Export
Please enter Exporter Name. It should be alphanumeric only. Total..
Please select Country of Export from drop down list only.
Assessment Number
Assessment date
Please Enter Assessement Date. It Please enter should be in Assessement dd/mm/yyyy Number. It should be or dd-monalphanumeric only. yyyy format.
edule 3 - Input Tax Schedule for the Imports
this schedule separately in Description of Goods/ Service
Please enter Description of Goods. It should be alphanumeric only.
Please select YES/NO from the drop-down list Amount before tax(A)
Local Excise Duty (B)
Please enter Amout Before Tax. It should be numeric only.
Please enter Amout Before Tax. It should be numeric only.
SYSTEM CALCULATED VALUE
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Total (A+B)
SYSTEM CALCULATED VALUE SYSTEM CALCULATED VALUE
VAT Paid
Please enter Amout Before Tax. It should be numeric only. SYSTEM CALCULATED VALUE
Schedule 4: istrative istrative expenses:
Name of Supplier
Please enter Supplier Name. It should be alphanumeric only. Total.. .
Do you want to this sched .CSV file? TIN of supplier
Please enter Tin. It should be tin only.
Non Creditable expenses(Gross Amounts)
Invoice Date
01/01/2000
ule 4: istrative Expenses
want to this schedule separately in e? Invoice Number
Description of Expense
Please enter Invoice Number. It should be Please enter Description alphanumeric of Expence. It should be only. alphanumeric only.
Please select YES/NO from the drop-down list Amount (Exclusive of VAT) Please enter Amount. It should be numeric only. SYSTEM CALCULATED VALUE
VAT Paid
Please enter Vat Paid. It should be numeric only. SYSTEM CALCULATED VALUE
Please enter Vat Paid for Non creditable expence. It should be numeric only.
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