News at ATAF

PRETORIA – The African Tax Administration Forums (ATAF) conducted a poll on social media platforms Twitter and LinkedIn to ask the question ‘COVID-19 showed the disparities in Africa. How can revenues be raised from the informal sector?’

The NEXUS meeting urged African governments to implement progressive investment-related reforms to increase local and international trade that will leverage AfCFTA and boost Domestic Resource Mobilisation.

The African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF)’s 29th Cross Border Taxation (CBT) Technical Committee Meeting unanimously elected Ms Mercy Mbithi from the Kenya Revenue Authority as the Chair of the CBT.

A new study published by ATAF delves into gender considerations in the development of tax policies in member countries as a first step towards achieving tax parity across genders.

The training provided the tax auditors with a deeper understanding of the sector which will enable them to effectively audit the telecommunication sector.

Speaking at the 11th Africa Initiative meeting in Nairobi Kenya, Mr. Wort noted that the continent has been negatively affected by tax transparency on IFFs disproportionate to the rest of the world.

The first major event in the pipeline is a joint technical and consultative webinar, which will be held on 23 June 2022, and will engage experts on the African continent to provide input into the first draft of the background paper for the project and the draft agenda.

In order to improve tax revenue mobilization, the Madagascar Revenue Authority has embarked on a series of legislative, administrative, and institutional reforms in recent years.

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The second volume of the AMTJ contains 16 papers, featuring 27 authors from diverse backgrounds including African Tax administrations, Ministries of Finance, academia, policymakers private sector, and researchers.

2022 commenced with countries who have signed the Inclusive Framework agreement of October 2021 scrambling to attend a deluge of Inclusive Framework meetings with the purpose of designing the new rules agreed to in October, writes ATAF’s Thulani Shongwe.

During a joint ATAF and the Tax Administration Research Centre webinar called ‘Tax Audits in Africa: Policy and Administration Reflections’, administrations and academics shared good the overview of tax audits in Africa.

ATAF partnered with VERO – Finland’s tax administration to deliver long-term Technical Assistance to the Kenya Revenue Authority.

The context of ATAF’s Global Tax Governance Workshop was to create awareness amongst tax administrations on how the global tax governance architecture has emerged.

The 1st Sub-Committee on Tax and Illicit Finical Flows of the African Union’s Specialised Technical Committee on Finance, Monetary Affairs, Economic Planning and Integration began by highlighting the need for African

ATAF helps African jurisdictions to improve revenue mobilization by sharing best practices on effective VAT administration for cross-border supply in the digital economy.

ATAF works closely with various organisations to promote ongoing management and leadership training across all levels of Tax Administration.

ATAF and TEDI are providing sector focussed audit Technical assistance in banking, insurance, telecoms, tourism, and more.

Logan Wort, the African Tax Administration Forum’s Executive Secretary, told ‘Law360’ he’s advocating against the possibility the U.S. will move forward with previously threatened sanctions on countries that don’t give up revenue-raising DSTs.

A study published in the African Multidisciplinary Tax Journal (AMTJ) attempted to evaluate the impact of the implementation of EFDs on VAT compliance and VAT revenues in Malawi.

We can hire and promote based on capability; not have stereotypes; enact legislation to achieve gender parity, Mr Logan Wort, ATAF’s Executive Secretary said.

Women who today occupy leadership and decision-making positions did so by overcoming considerable biases and need to be at the forefront in mobilizing women to express their views and demand what they deserve.

Eswatini Revenue Service is the recipient of an ATAF Technical assistance programme aimed at upskilling the Tax administration’s staff in data analytics.

The 6th edition of ATAF’s flagship publication the African Tax Outlook will focus on building resilience against global shocks with special reference to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mere words cannot express the shock and pain we at ATAF have on learning about the passing of Agnes, the former Deputy Commissioner- General of the Rwanda Revenue Authority, an accomplished continental tax practitioner, friend, and dear colleague to us all!

“ATAF In the New Decade” OUTCOME STATEMENT 17-18 February 2022

ATAF’s Members Somalia, Angola, and Mauritius all agreed that the effect of the tax training program was significant for their tax administrations.

In an exclusive conversation with ITR’s Leanna Reeves, Logan Wort talks about ATAF’s effort to simplify the OECD’s pillar one proposal and the programmes’ success in collecting more revenue for developing countries.

Building tax administration capacity is needed to stimulate development in terms of job creation, functioning roads and hospitals and improve education systems on the continent.

ATAF has kickstarted the year on a development note by partnering with the TADAT secretariat to deliver TADAT training to senior management for African revenue administrations. Senior managers from Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda (ATAF Members) received training on the TADAT methodology benchmarked against international best practice This is the first joint TADAT senior leadership training for African revenue administrations.

ATAF’s Cross-border Taxation Technical Committee (CBT) met on Tuesday 18 and Wednesday 19 to reflect on some of the challenges and opportunities deriving from last year’s global agreement on the taxation of the digital economy.

We are delighted to announce that the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) and the Tax Administration Research Centre (TARC, University of Exeter Business School, UK), have signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). 

PRETORIA – Sitting in a hotel room in Kenya, Nairobi, ATAF Women In Tax Network (AWITN)’s Vice President, Chenai Mukumba wholeheartedly talks to us about representation in the tax industry, her career and lessons she’s learning along the way.

PRETORIA – As the year 2021 draws to an end, the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to be felt.

PRETORIA – “African countries should review their tax incentive regimes and policies to evaluate the impact that the Pillar Two minimum tax rate rules might have on their effectiveness.” The African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF)’S Executive Secretary, Mr Logan Wort said.

With a degree in Economics, a Masters in Business Administration, and a PhD in International Strategic Studies – Dr Amélia Muendane – the President of the Mozambique Revenue Authority and Chairperson of the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) Women in Tax Network (ATAF), recently opened up about her leadership journey.

The 5th International Conference on Tax in Africa (ICTA) took place virtually from the 3rd to 5th November 2021 under the theme, « Domestic Resource Mobilisation: Accelerating Technology for African Tax Administrations ».

The 5th International Conference on Tax in Africa (ICTA) hosted by the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) kicked off on Wednesday 03 November 2021. 

The biggest tax event in Africa has finally arrived!