Novidades na ATAF

Juta and the African Tax Administration Forum partner to publish Africa’s first-ever multidisciplinary tax journal

PRETORIA – Will the G7 tax deal force multinational (MNE) companies to pay their fair share of tax? 

PRETORIA – The Financial Accountability Transparency and Integrity (FACTI) Panel met with African Tax Authorities to discuss the  the effects of Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) on developing and developed countries. More specifically, the meeting aimed at raising awareness among African government officials on the FACTI Panel recommendations to promote financial integrity and transparency globally. 

The Tax Transparency in Africa 2021 report, was launched under the auspices of the Africa Initiative, outlines the state of play for 34 African Union members and details their progress in implementing and benefiting from the tax transparency and exchange of information (EOI) standards. The report is a production of the Global Forum, AUC, OECD and the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF).

PRETORIA – The 4th African Union (AU) Specialised Technical Committee (STC) on Finance, Monetary Affairs, Economic Planning and Integration is taking place virtually from 17 to 21 May 2021.

POST-COVID TAXATION: POLICY AND ADMINISTRATIVE STRATEGIES FOR MOBILISING ENHANCED DOMESTIC TAXES IN AFRICA

Following extensive consultations with its members, ATAF sent revised Pillar One proposals to the Inclusive Framework today. These proposals respond to both the Inclusive Framework blueprint report released for public consultation in October 2020 and the recent proposals from the USA to revise the blueprint proposals.

PRETORIA – The African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) kicked off the first day of the two-day 5th High-Level Tax Policy Dialogue with discussions on balanced approaches to tax policy, the role of indirect tax policy and the future of resource taxation.

PRETORIA – The African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) in collaboration with the African Union (AU) and African Development Bank (AfDB) is gearing up for the 5th High-Level Tax Policy Dialogue, with the theme ‘Post-Covid Taxation: Policy and Administrative Strategies for Mobilising Enhanced Domestic Taxes in Africa.’

Cities are responsible for about 80% of global GDP[1] and rapid urbanisation represents one of the biggest growth opportunity in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs). Therefore, comprehensive urban development is now being considered as a critical component to national growth and development strategies.

By John Rujoki Musinguzi, Commissioner General – Uganda Revenue Authority, Mary Baine, Director – Tax Programmes, African Tax Administration Forum, Zayda Manatta, Head of the Secretariat of the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes, and Marcello Estevão, Global Director, Macroeconomics, Trade & Investment, World Bank Group

Do you have an idea to help governments collect revenue from their mineral resources? Would you like to present it to officials in ministries of mining and finance in developing countries?

The Launch of the ATAF Women in Tax Network attracted over 500 participants from Revenue Administrations, Ministries of Finance, and other governmental organisations from over 56 countries in African and beyond, the African Union Commission, Regional Economic Communities (RECs), Academic Institutions, Civil Society, Development Partners including the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and other key partners, individual tax policy experts and private sector players.