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Promoting new Leadership as South Africa’s First Female Tax Ombud
Ms. Yanga Mputa, South Africa’s first female Tax Ombud, is particularly passionate about making tax policies more inclusive and beneficial for women.
Empowering Women in Tax as a Catalyst for Change in Africa
Citing ATAF’s flagship publication, the African Tax Outlook (ATO), ATAF’s Varsha Singh noted that, while improved from 2010, women still hold only 40.02% of employment across 42 member countries. Stressing the urgency for action.
ATAF applauds UN adoption of the International Tax Cooperation convention
ATAF remains committed to Africa’s growth and development through domestic resource mobilization, aligning with the ongoing process at the UN.
Forum on Tax Administration plenary 2023 statement of outcomes
The heads and representatives of 43 Forum on Tax Administration members met for the 16th Plenary meeting of the OECD Forum on Tax Administration (FTA) in Singapore.
ATAF 2023 Annual Meetings Outcome Statement: Africa Rising
The 2023 ATAF Annual Meeting attracted over 406 officials from Ministries of Finance and African Tax Administrations of 42 African Union (AU) member states, Members of Parliament, Development Partners, other key partners.
ATAF Members urged to participate in the Webinar on the impact of the Inclusive Framework Pillar Two GloBE rules: What do these rules mean for African tax incentives?
African countries are strongly recommended to immediately enact DMTT rules to protect themselves from giving away taxing rights to developed countries on top-up tax arising from their own tax incentives.
ATAF and OECD renew partnership to strengthen tax cooperation in Africa
The African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) signed a renewal of their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a period of five years, agreeing to continue to work together towards the common objective of promoting fair and efficient tax systems and administrations in Africa.
What you need to know about ATAF’s Annual Meetings
The Annual Meetings are a must-attend event for anyone involved in tax in Africa, offering a unique platform for tax stakeholders, officials, and experts to engage in simultaneous meetings, seminars, and capacity-building workshops, all anchored by insightful plenary sessions.
Outcome Statement: ATAF’s 7th General Assembly
The ATAF Executive Secretary pointed out that a continent that can mobilise its resources for the improvement of the quality of lives of the people, is one with adequate socioeconomic infrastructure, good educational institutions, quality healthcare, strong institutions, good governance, peace and generally a good standard of living.
ATAF unveils revised Suggested Approaches to drafting Domestic Minimum Top-Up Tax legislation
ATAF has taken a significant step towards promoting fair and effective tax systems across Africa with the release of its revised Suggested Approaches to Drafting Domestic Minimum Top-up Tax (DMTT) Legislation.
The Future of Tax: Embracing the Digital Evolution
Given the increasing digitisation of business models, the virtualisation of interactions, and the growing reliance on automated systems for taxpayer interfaces, it was imperative that tax professionals evolve to stay relevant.
Outcome Statement: Network of Tax Organizations Technical Conference
This year’s conference discussed the digital transformation of tax administrations, tax compliance and enforcement technology, and emerging technologies and their potential impact on revenue administrations.
African Tax Research Network’s Outcome Statement: ATAF to support African countries in navigating contemporary taxation challenges
ATRN Congress participants listened to well researched paper submissions from 44 authors on the subject of ‘Contemporary Taxation Issues in Africa’.
Women in Tax: A Force for Change in Africa
In interviews with women in tax across Africa, the issue of women’s representation highlighted the critical role of tax as a development tool.
ATAF statement: final report of the UN secretary-general on the “promotion of inclusive and effective international tax cooperation at the United Nations”
ATAF is pleased to note that some of the comments in the ATAF submission to the Report have been taken on board for further deliberations by Member States.
Global Tax Leaders Discuss Digital Transformation in Tax Administration
In his remarks, ATAF Executive Secretary Logan Wort spoke about the critical role of technology in protecting and advancing global economies in this era of digital interconnectivity.
AWITN Leader Jeneba J. Bangura Appointed Deputy Finance Minister 1 in Sierra Leone
Bangura’s impressive resume includes experience working for the State Comptroller’s Office of New York and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
ATAF & the South Sudan National Revenue Authority Launch Technical Assistance Programme
ATAF’s experts are in Juba, South Sudan to provide technical support to the South Sudan National Revenue Authority so they can improve their tax dispute resolution process and procedures.
Nigeria to lead ATAF Technical Committee on Exchange of Information
The Federal Inland Revenue Services of Nigeria’s Mr Femi Edgal, Deputy Director Tax/Head Exchange of Information – has been elected as the Chairperson of the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF), EOI Technical Committee.