African Tax Administration Forum

The African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) serves as an African network that aims at improving tax systems in Africa through exchanges, knowledge dissemination, capacity development, and active contribution to the regional and global tax agenda. ATAF strives to build efficient and effective tax administrations in Africa, to become the leader on African tax matters, to enhance economic development, and improve the living standards of the people of Africa. This grant will support the ATAF Women in Tax Network to build women’s leadership in the African tax space and promote the development of African tax policies that can contribute to greater gender equality. (Strategy: International Women’s Economic Empowerment)

The African Tax Administration Forum is an intergovernmental platform that promotes collaboration among African tax authorities. The forum seeks to build efficient and effective tax administrations in the region to enable governments to mobilize adequate resources from domestic sources for development. In addition to boosting domestic revenues and strengthening policies that support inclusive development, the forum’s global program provides a unified voice for African countries in international tax debates and norm-setting processes. This grant will enable the forum to deepen their regional training and peer learning programs as well as the international advocacy program.

The African Tax Administration Forum is a platform that promotes mutual cooperation among African tax authorities. The forum seeks to build efficient and effective tax administrations in the region toward a goal of ensuring that governments have adequate resources from domestic sources to provide basic public services to their citizens. In addition to boosting domestic revenues and strengthening policies that support inclusive development in the region, the forum’s global program provides a unified voice for African countries in international tax debates and norm-setting processes. This grant will support the forum’s regional training and peer learning activities and the global advocacy program.