ATAF TA: Office Togolais des Recettes assisted with property tax
ATAF Communication • October 5, 2021
PRETORIA – The African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) continues to provide Technical Assistance (TA) to Members to help improve tax revenues.
TA is at the core of what ATAF does to improve tax systems in Africa.
In the month of July, TA was provided to several Member countries, one of them being the Office Togolais des Recettes (Togo Revenue Office).
The purpose of the Property Taxation was to drive efforts towards building sustainable property tax reforms.
Here’s what the outcomes for this TA included:
- Technical and practical recommendations were provided to Office Togolais des Recettes on property tax policy issues, property identification and records management.
- Technical and practical recommendations were provided to Office Togolais des Recettes on a holistic approach to property tax reforms.
- Participants were trained on current techniques and methods used to conduct market data analysis and latest valuation models.
- Participants were trained on practical approaches to improve property tax collection.
- The processes of designing and implementing property tax reform efforts.
- Recommendations on property tax policy issues, identification and records management
- Approaches to improve property tax collection
- Designing and implementing property tax reform efforts
- Simplify property tax assessment processes and procedures
- Mass valuation techniques that produce more equitable, up-to-date values in a transparent, cost effective, timely and sustainable manner.
Providing TA and training to governments means better living standards for more people in Africa.
Interested in receiving technical assistance? For more information, contact Sameera Khan at skhan@ataftax.org.
During the meeting, both organisations reflected on their long-standing partnership and noted the milestones achieved to date.
Ms. Baine succeeds Mr. Logan Wort , who has served as ATAF’s Executive Secretary since its establishment in 2009.
Les progrès du Bénin en matière d'analyse des données et de prévision ont également été stimulés par d'autres activités d'apprentissage par les pairs de l'ATAF.
At the heart of the discussions was the impact of the toolkits, suggested approaches, policy briefs, and technical notes developed by the committees.
Ms Mary Baine welcomed Minister Mthuli Ncube's pledge to champion tax advocacy on the continent and mobilise his counterparts for support to the African perspectives in the continental and global tax reforms agenda.
The training marked Phase One of ATAF’s broader research development programme, designed to cultivate a new generation of African tax researchers. It provides not just academic instruction, but practical tools for applying research to real-world tax challenges.
The session brought together tax officials from across Africa. Kenya, Nigeria, and Zambia presented their experiences, while Zimbabwe, Sierra Leone, and Burkina Faso officials participated in the peer learning discussions.
ATAF in partnership with the World Bank Group and the Zambia Revenue Authority launched its first technical workshop to jointly design and develop a regional Automatic Exchange of Information IT solution.
This initiative forms part of a broader regional study aimed at supporting African tax administrations in assessing the legal and administrative feasibility of strengthening compliance among individuals with substantial assets.
The ATAF Model Tax Agreement serves as a guiding instrument to help African nations negotiate treaties that better protect their interests, ensure fair allocation of taxing rights, and enhance domestic revenue mobilisation.