Increasing Tax Collection in African Countries : The Role of Information Technology

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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Main Authors: Okunogbe, Oyebola, Santoro, Fabrizio
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2022
Subjects:
PUBLIC FINANCE
TECHNOLOGY
TAXATION
TAX ADMINISTRATION
TAX COMPLIANCE
TAX COLLECTION
PUBLIC INVESTMENT
E-GOVERNMENT
PUBLIC SECTOR TECHNOLOGY
COMPLIANCE MONITORING
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099901209142220897/IDU049a724c20d3de042180b32f01e8d3a7bd276
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spelling okr-10986-380272022-09-16T05:10:38Z Increasing Tax Collection in African Countries : The Role of Information Technology Okunogbe, Oyebola Santoro, Fabrizio PUBLIC FINANCE TECHNOLOGY TAXATION TAX ADMINISTRATION TAX COMPLIANCE TAX COLLECTION PUBLIC INVESTMENT E-GOVERNMENT PUBLIC SECTOR TECHNOLOGY COMPLIANCE MONITORING 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. 2022-09-15T22:45:35Z 2022-09-15T22:45:35Z 2022-09 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099901209142220897/IDU049a724c20d3de042180b32f01e8d3a7bd276 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/38027 English en Policy Research Working Papers;10182 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Africa
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English
topic PUBLIC FINANCE
TECHNOLOGY
TAXATION
TAX ADMINISTRATION
TAX COMPLIANCE
TAX COLLECTION
PUBLIC INVESTMENT
E-GOVERNMENT
PUBLIC SECTOR TECHNOLOGY
COMPLIANCE MONITORING
spellingShingle PUBLIC FINANCE
TECHNOLOGY
TAXATION
TAX ADMINISTRATION
TAX COMPLIANCE
TAX COLLECTION
PUBLIC INVESTMENT
E-GOVERNMENT
PUBLIC SECTOR TECHNOLOGY
COMPLIANCE MONITORING
Okunogbe, Oyebola
Santoro, Fabrizio
Increasing Tax Collection in African Countries : The Role of Information Technology
geographic_facet Africa
relation Policy Research Working Papers;10182
description 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.
format Working Paper
author Okunogbe, Oyebola
Santoro, Fabrizio
author_facet Okunogbe, Oyebola
Santoro, Fabrizio
author_sort Okunogbe, Oyebola
title Increasing Tax Collection in African Countries : The Role of Information Technology
title_short Increasing Tax Collection in African Countries : The Role of Information Technology
title_full Increasing Tax Collection in African Countries : The Role of Information Technology
title_fullStr Increasing Tax Collection in African Countries : The Role of Information Technology
title_full_unstemmed Increasing Tax Collection in African Countries : The Role of Information Technology
title_sort increasing tax collection in african countries : the role of information technology
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2022
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099901209142220897/IDU049a724c20d3de042180b32f01e8d3a7bd276
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/38027
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