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Lawstream Compliance Suite

Regulator Knowledge Base

Quickly access curated guidance, obligations and links for key Ugandan regulators while working on client files.

Core Ugandan Regulators

Example of how you might catalogue regulators Lawstream deals with most often.

URSB – Working Summary for Lawstream

Internal view of how Lawstream uses URSB information in day-to-day work.

Category Company & business registration
Typical Lawstream use cases New company setup, changes in shareholding/board, annual returns, registration of charges.
Internal quick link Bookmark: URSB – online services portal

Key Obligations We See Most Often

  • Name reservation and incorporation for new companies and business names.
  • Annual return filing for private limited companies and other entities.
  • Changes in directorship, shareholding and registered office.
  • Registration and release of company charges (debentures, mortgages, etc.).

Lawstream Practice Notes (Illustrative)

  • Always confirm consistency between URSB records, TIN information and internal company registers.
  • When regularising long-standing non-compliance, clearly separate historic clean-up from current-year filings.
  • Document advice in client file where directors/shareholders choose not to regularise fully.

Quick Reference – Uganda

High-level categories that link into obligations, workflows and templates.

Business setup & registrations Tax registrations & returns Employment & statutory deductions Data protection & privacy NGO & non-profit ICT & communications

Business Setup & Registrations – Typical Client Journey

  1. URSB: Name search, name reservation and incorporation (company or business name).
  2. URA: TIN registration, tax account activation and initial tax categorisation.
  3. Local authority (e.g. KCCA): Trading licence and signage approvals where needed.
  4. NSSF: Employer registration if threshold for staff is met.

The knowledge base helps your team quickly see which regulator steps usually combine into one engagement and how to feed them into checklists, tasks and workflows.

Pinned Internal Notes

Examples of how Lawstream might store internal clarifications and interpretations.

URSB vs URA – sequence for regularising old companies Updated: Feb 2026 · Owner: James

Where both URSB and URA records are outdated, start with confirming corporate structure at URSB, then align TIN and tax profiles at URA. Keep a short written explanation of sequencing for the client file.

URSB URA Regularisation
Data protection – schools & health facilities Updated: Jan 2026 · Owner: Helen

Flag that schools and clinics typically hold sensitive personal data (children, medical info). In new client scoping, always ask about records, systems and third-party processors before proposing a light-touch compliance approach.

PDPO Data protection High risk
KCCA & local authorities – multi-branch clients Updated: Nov 2025 · Owner: Sarah

For clients with several outlets across districts, implement a branch matrix showing which local authority covers each location and what licences are needed per branch.

KCCA Local licences