Facing tax court? Get your case independently reviewed first.
Tax litigation is expensive, slow and public. Before you commit to it — or walk into it unprepared as URA escalates — an independent, unsentimental review of your case tells you what you're really holding: the strengths, the fatal weaknesses, and the settlement value. Led by Odur Micheal, ex-URA.
What this costs you every month it waits
- Committing six-figure legal costs to a case with a fatal technical flaw
- Settlement opportunities missed because nobody priced the case honestly
- Advocates arguing from computations that collapse under cross-examination
- Interest compounding on the disputed amount through years of proceedings
The cost of waiting: Litigation locks in trajectories: positions plead, costs mount, and settlement windows narrow. The review is worth most before pleadings close — after that, options only shrink.
Three steps. Zero guesswork.
We review
Full case-file review: assessments, correspondence, pleadings, computations. Independent, privileged and unsentimental.
We report
A written opinion: merits by issue, evidence gaps, cost-benefit of proceeding versus settling, and a recommended strategy.
We prepare
If you proceed: technical schedules, expert input and witness preparation alongside your advocates. If you settle: we negotiate the exit.
Two questions. Your figure — not a rate card.
Fixed-fee review first — so the decision to spend more is made with the report in hand, not before it.
“Meet 'Mwesige Construction' — UGX 480M in dispute, advocates instructed, trial approaching. Our review found two of URA's four positions were strong and two were baseless. Armed with that split, the client settled the strong issues at a discount and litigated only the weak ones — cutting total exposure by more than half and eighteen months of proceedings.”
Illustrative composite scenario reflecting real client patterns — details changed to protect confidentiality.
Confidential Case Review
Share the outline. A senior specialist will scope the review and respond confidentially within one business day.
- Reviewed personally by a licensed tax agent
- Plain-language answer — what you owe, what it costs to fix
- Response within one business hour (Mon–Sat)
Before you ask
The moment litigation becomes realistic — ideally before pleadings are finalised, and always before major costs are committed. The review's value shrinks as positions lock in.
No — it equips them. Advocates argue the case; we stress-test and build the technical record it stands on. Most engagements are three-way collaborations with your legal team, under privilege.
Then you've bought the cheapest possible version of that news, while settlement is still available on decent terms. An honest 'settle now' opinion routinely saves clients more than any victory would have.