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PUBLIC NOTICE LIST OF TAXPAYERS TO BE EXEMPTED FROM 6% WITHHOLDING TAX FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY – JUNE 2018 Section 119 (5) (f) (ii) of the Income Tax Act, Cap. 340 WITHHOLDING TAX EXEMPTION LIST FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY - JUNE 2018 SN TIN TAXPAYER NAME COALITION FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND SOCIAL 1 1000134869 DEVELOPMENT 2 1000049868 3-Z FOUNDATION (U) LTD 3 1000042267 ACTION AID INTERNATIONAL UGANDA LTD 4 1000084312 AD CONCEPTS LIMITED 5 1000566633 AFRICAN EVANGELISTIC ENTERPRISE 6 1000134272 AFRICAN FINE COFFEES ASSOCIATION 7 1000212673 AGA KHAN FOUNDATION, UGANDA 8 1000785042 AGRISCOPE (AFRICA) LIMITED 9 1000035743 AIDS HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION 10 1000021193 ALIVE MEDICAL SERVICES 11 1000020447 ALLIED PLUMBERS UGANDA LIMITED 12 1000724864 ARAMEX UGANDA LIMITED 13 1000039236 AVSI FOUNDATION 14 1000028435 BANK OF UGANDA BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE CHILDRENS FOUNDATION 15 1000098610 UGANDA 16 1000039754 BLUE NILE DISTILLERIES LIMITED BOCHASANWASI SHRI AKSHAR PURUSHOTTAM SWAMINARAYAN 17 1000158605 SANSTHA 18 1000432017 BRAC UGANDA 19 1000363499 BRAC UGANDA MICROFINANCE LIMITED 20 1000113650 CAPITAL MARKETS AUTHORITY 21 1000023585 CHATHA INVESTMENTS (U) LIMITED 22 1000583175 CHILDREN OF UGANDA 23 1000054556 CHINA HUANGPAI FOOD MACHINES (UGANDA) LIMITED 24 1000026312 CITY OIL (U) LIMITED 25 1000491360 CNOOC UGANDA LTD 26 1000573706 COMMUNITY HEALTH ALLIANCE UGANDA LTD 27 1000036164 COMPASSION INTERNATIONAL 28 1000482371 DAIRY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY 29 1000287073 DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES INTERNATIONAL 30 1000054984 EAGLE HOLDINGS LIMITED 31 1000039364 ELIZABETH GLASER PEDIATRIC AIDS FOUNDATION 32 1000025311 ERNST AND YOUNG 33 1007345542 ETIHAD AIRWAYS PJSC 34 1000028459 ELECTORAL COMMISSION 35 1000131286 FBW UGANDA LIMITED 36 1006695918 FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE AUTHORITY 37 1000031221 GATHANI (U) LIMITED 38 1000026692 GAUFF CONSULTANTS UGANDA LIMITED 39 1000134517 GOAL RELIEF DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION 40 1000094357 GRANT THORNTON 41 1000026640 GOLF COURSE GROUP LIMITED 42 1000033720 GUSTRO LIMITED 43 1000032087 HARISS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 44 1000041342 HASO ENGINEERS COMPANY LIMITED 45 1000096342 HWAN SUNG INDUSTRIES LIMITED HUTCHINSON CENTRE RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF UGANDA 46 1000142650 LIMITED 47 1000030513 INFECTIOUS DISEASES 48 1000049844 INFECTIOUS DISEASES RESEARCH COLLABORATION LTD 49 1000807252 INSPECTORATE OF GOVERNMENT 50 1000123395 INSURANCE REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF UGANDA 51 1000061408 INTERNATIONAL BIBLE STUDENTS ASSOCIATION 52 1000538227 ISON BPO UGANDA LIMITED 53 1000027848 JESA FARM DAIRY LIMITED 54 1000051722 JIYA INTERNATIONAL (U) LIMITED 55 1000866974 KAMPALA CAPITAL CITY AUTHORITY 56 1000103360 KAMPALA INTERNATIONAL CHURCH 57 1000028311 KENYA AIRWAYS LTD 58 1000025080 KINYARA SUGAR LIMITED 59 1000030537 KYAMBOGO UNIVERSITY 60 1007361580 LOVE AND TRUTH MISSION LTD BY GUARANTEE 61 1000034745 LUUKA PLASTICS LIMITED 62 1000979287 MBALE REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL 63 1000025739 MEERA INVESTMENTS LIMITED MISSIONARY BENEDICTINE SISTERS OF TUTZING LMITED BY 64 1000395040 GUARANTEEE 65 1000071398 MULJIBHAI MADHVANI FOUNDATION 66 1000024679 MULTICHOICE UGANDA LIMITED 67 1000547002 NATIONAL PLANNING AUTHORITY 68 1000040558 NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY SERVICES 69 1000029757 NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION NATIONAL ANIMAL GENETIC RESOURCES CENTRE AND DATA 70 1001251277 BANK 71 1006994240 NATIONAL CHILDREN AUTHORITY 72 1000054563 NATIONAL DRUG AUTHORITY 73 1000212642 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY 74 1000027589 NATIONAL FORESTRY AUTHORITY NATIONAL IDENTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION AUTHORITY 75 1009286336 (NIRA) 76 1000028725 NATIONAL MEDICAL STORES 77 1000101316 OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL PROGRAM FOR ACCESSIBLE HEALTH COMMITTEE AND 78 1000217913 EDUCATION 79 1000232097 PROMOTING EQUALITY IN AFRICAN SCHOOLS(PEAS) 80 1000131714 PROTECTING FAMILIES AGAINST HIV/AIDS (PREFA) 81 1000899143 QATAR AIRWAYS (QCSC) 82 1000126305 RAISING VOICES 83 1000486398 REFUGE AND HOPE INTERNATIONAL 84 1000485398 REFUGE AND HOPE INTERNATIONAL 85 1000098116 REYNOLDS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY (NIGERIA) LIMITED 86 1000161646 RIGHT TO PLAY 87 1003157831 RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AGENCY 88 1000039778 SAVE THE CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL 89 1000112373 SNV NETHERLANDS DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION 90 1000042764 SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS (PTY) LIMITED 91 1002263840 SSUBI FOUNDATION CANADA 92 1000024517 SYBYL LIMITED 93 1000046996 THE AIDS SUPPORT ORGANISATION 94 1000027144 THE NEW VISION PRINTING AND PUBLISHING CORPORATION THE REGISTERED TRUSTEES OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH 95 1000041214 UGANDA THE REGISTERED TRUSTEES OF CHRISTIAN CONGREGATION OF 96 1000061415 JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES 97 1001073346 THE SAINTS CHRISTIAN CENTRE UGANDA 98 1000123274 THE TIGERS CLUB PROJECT LTD 99 1007698660 THE UGANDA EX-SERVICE MENS ASSOCIATION LTD 100 1000408392 THE UGANDA HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION 101 1010664806 THE UGANDA MUSLIM EDUCATION ASSOCIATION LIMITED 102 1000024790 TORORO CEMENT LTD 103 1000171284 TOTAL E & P UGANDA B. V. 104 1000175899 TULLOW UGANDA LIMITED 105 1000225635 UGANDA AIDS COMMISSION 106 1000028428 UGANDA BATTERIES LIMITED 107 1000055626 UGANDA COFFEE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY 108 1000400663 UGANDA CROP CARE LIMITED 109 1000023944 UGANDA DEVELOPMENT BANK LTD 110 1000443250 UGANDA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 111 1009135185 UGANDA FREE ZONES AUTHORITY 112 1000594518 UGANDA INVESTMENT AUTHORITY 113 1000967830 UGANDA LAND COMMISSION 114 1000062775 UGANDA NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS 115 1008139706 UGANDA NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL AUTHORITY 116 1000132401 UGANDA NATIONAL ROADS AUTHORITY 117 1000078012 UGANDA PROJECT IMPLEMTATION MANAGEMENT 118 1004849404 UGANDA RETIREMENT BENEFITS REGULATORY AUTHORITY 119 1000029771 UGANDA REVENUE AUTHORITY 120 1000472771 UGANDA TOURISM BOARD 121 1000460461 UNIVERSAL CHURCH OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD 122 1000099925 UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CO LLC 123 1000126688 VISION FOR AFRICA INTERNATIONAL LTD 124 1000243257 WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY 125 1000028818 WORLD VISION INTERNATIONAL UGANDA .
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