Increasing Tax Collection in African Countries : The Role of Information Technology
Many African countries struggle to collect an adequate amount of tax revenue to support needed investments in public services. This paper examines how African countries may take advantage of recent advances in technology to improve tax administrati...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2022
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099901209142220897/IDU049a724c20d3de042180b32f01e8d3a7bd276 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/38027 |
| Summary: | Many African countries struggle to
collect an adequate amount of tax revenue to support needed
investments in public services. This paper examines how
African countries may take advantage of recent advances in
technology to improve tax administration. It provides an
overview of the potential and challenges of different tax
categories in Africa: consumption taxes, real estate taxes,
trade taxes, and income taxes. It then describes the ways in
which technology solutions may be deployed to address these
challenges by helping to identify the tax base, monitor
compliance, and facilitate compliance. Lastly, it provides
insights from interviews with senior tax administrators
across the continent on their practical experiences in
adopting technology for taxation. |
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