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Look out for career growth opportunities
Friday April 09 2021
Maria Mugerwa believes one need all the help they can get while climbing up the career ladder. Photo | David S. Mukooza.
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Advice. Sometimes you have to work hard and sometimes you have to work smart. You need both for your career growth.
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Maria Mugerwa, is the Head of Finance at BAT Uganda, a job she started doing on October 1, 2020.
She is directly responsible for delivering BAT’s strategy and purpose to build a better tomorrow for its stakeholders. She oversees risk management, financial management, financial reporting, and liaison with internal and external stakeholders.
Seek competent guidance from registered, approved tax agents
Monday April 05 2021
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Given the ‘briefcase’ nature of their operations, such “tax agents” cannot be easily tracked by Uganda Revenue Authority (URA). Should falsifications emerge, the taxpayer is left in a maze of proving their business records while the agent remains at large.
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Many taxpayers have fallen prey to dubious persons who masquerade as tax agents and purporting to be competent on tax matters.
Given the ‘briefcase’ nature of their operations, such “tax agents” cannot be easily tracked by Uganda Revenue Authority (URA). Should falsifications emerge, the taxpayer is left in a maze of proving their business records while the agent remains at large.
Daily Monitor
Tuesday March 16 2021
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Work plans have been revised with more focus being put on emerging risks such as health and safety of employees, cybersecurity, risk management, business continuity, and cost reduction.
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The Covid-19 pandemic has had unprecedented effects on individuals, businesses, governments and society. Accountants have felt the pinch too and this caused them not only to revisit the roles they play at their workplaces but also change the way they perform their duties.
The pandemic caused organisations to introduce remote working to minimise its effects on the employees. Many accountants had to quickly adapt to new technologies to navigate through the challenges created by the pandemic.