6
Nov

ATAF 1st Experts Meeting on Digitalisation and ICT in Tax Administration

ATAF, in partnership with the Africa Development Bank (AfDB), is organising the 1st ATAF’s Experts Meeting on Digitalisation and ICT in Tax Administration to take place in South Africa from 6 to 8 November 2019.

As African economies become increasingly digitalised, countries are increasingly concerned about the impacts on the tax systems and ensuing tax challenges. The digitalisation of the global economy is transforming how business is conducted and how value is created. This drastic transformation is as applicable to African economies as other economies and may be even more relevant for Africa as these economies may leapfrog some of the changes that are taking place in more mature economies. Africa must recognize the pace of this process and seize the opportunity to develop unique African approaches using technology in new and imaginative ways.

The objective of the 1st ATAF’s Experts Meeting is to assess the state of the Information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure required to support tax administration systems in the regions, the challenges (including cost, resources, IT software and applications) and innovative solutions implemented to, among others, identify, widen and monitor the tax base, increase revenue collection, facilitate voluntary tax compliance, gather and analyze valuable data, and manage risks. The Meeting will also aim at the discussing the framework of a Model Domestic Tax ICT system for Africa.