International Centre for Tax and Development

Across conflict-affected settings, checkpoints are much more than barriers to movement. They are sites where authority is asserted, revenues are collected, and power is negotiated. This webinar lau...

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While more research on property taxation in Africa is emerging, little is still available on rental income taxes in particular. With colleagues from Uganda, Ian Kananura Mwesigye looked into this ...

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The number of women in parliaments globally has slowly but steadily increased over the years. In Uganda, this number has increased from two women at Uganda’s independence in 1962 to 189 women in th...

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In 2025, we grouped 80 participants from over 25 countries in a three-day workshop to to discuss the taxation of informal economies. One of the attendees was Petra Haingura who heads strategic pr...

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Over the last 40 years there has been an increased focus on the role that tax agents play in ensuring or deterring compliance with tax obligations. Do they hinder compliance or encourage it? Fredr...

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Bringing together tax practitioners, researchers, economists, and civil society professionals from low-income countries, this year’s in-person module of the Research on Tax and Development course t...

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With sharply receding aid and rising debt, lower income countries are being pushed to raise more revenue domestically. But how can this be done in ways that are not only effective and feasible, but...

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For over a decade, ICTD has been running a short hybrid course on research in tax and development. Described as a professional eye-opener, career shifter and once in a lifetime opportunity, the cou...

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How much does it cost businesses in Uganda to comply with their tax obligations? Adrienne Lees surveyed 2,000 firms in Uganda and shares her shocking insights in this video. For many firms, compli...

Tax Identification Numbers (TINs) have played a crucial role in identifying taxpayers, enabling the tax administration’s various departments to consolidate their information, and collect informatio...

When people think of the informal sector they assume it is untaxed, but is that really the case? ICTD Research Fellows Max Gallien and Vanessa van den Boogaard who lead our informality programme d...

More than 100 tax practitioners, researchers and policymakers from across Africa gathered in a conference in Kigali, Rwanda in December to discuss the latest evidence on the potential of, and chall...

Can the UN Tax Convention change the way tax cooperation is done? International tax expert and ICTD Associate Postdoctoral Fellow, Frederik Heitmüller, attended the discussions of the Ad Hoc Comm...

This year, we heard from ICTD researchers and collaborators on the exciting projects they have been working on various thematic areas on tax and development — from gender, to environment, to taxing...

Friday, 13 December 2024 07:00 – 14:30 UTC DAY 2 : Digital Public Infrastructure and pathways for successful digitalization: Where should tax administrations start? Programme - https://www.ictd.a...

Thursday, 12 December 2024 - 7:00 – 15:30 UTC DAY 1 Taking stock of current practices and challenges with data and technology Programme - https://www.ictd.ac Governments across the African conti...

Wednesday, 4 December 2024 14:00 – 15:00 UTC As digitalisation climbs the policy agenda on national, regional, and international stages, tax administrations worldwide are implementing digital refor...

The FfD4 Conference marks a critical moment - one that will shape the global framework for financing development over the next decade. As global leaders head to Seville, Spain for the 4th Financin...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming the way governments manage data, detect fraud, and engage with citizens—and tax administrations are no exception. From chatbots and risk scores to autom...

In the face of declining aid volumes and mounting debt and climate crises, low-income countries are under increasing pressure to raise more domestic revenue. With these countries already experienci...