The Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Muhammad Nami, was on Friday elected by the 47 member countries of the Commonwealth Association of Tax Administrators (CATA) as the association’s 15th President for a three-year tenure. A renowned tax administrator, the newly elected President of CATA brings in decades of experience in taxation […]
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ATAF Tasks African Leaders On Women-Supportive Tax Policies
The African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF), an umbrella body for all tax administrators in Africa, has called on African leaders to discontinue all tax policies that impose unfair burdens on women who are financially stressed, denying them the opportunity to break out of the cycle of poverty and to contribute more constructively to wider economic […]
ATAF Releases Draft Law On Digital Services Tax
The African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) has suggested an approach to drafting legislation on digital sales tax services. The Suggested Approach – published on September 30 – has been developed by the ATAF Secretariat and ATAF’s Cross-border Taxation Technical Committee. It is aimed at helping African countries that are considering implementing digital service tax to […]