What are ATAF's Joint Technical Committees (JTC)?

The Joint Technical Committee is a technical working group within ATAF which provides a platform for technical discussions on the tax related IFFs, and it provides a steer on the development of tax policy and administration solutions including Toolkits, Suggested Approaches and Guidelines for addressing Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) in Africa. 

The Joint Technical Committee (JTC) comprises of the five technical committees of ATAF (Indirect Tax Technical Committee (ITC), Direct Tax Technical Committee (DTC), Tax Administration Technical Committee (TTC), Cross Border Taxation Technical Committee (CBT) and Exchange of Information Technical Committee (EOI).

ATAF GUIDE ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE PROGRAMME

As African states continue to wrestle with the demand for increased revenue, the need for efficiently increasing tax collections is becoming more acute...

This document introduces the concept of a voluntary disclosure programme (VDP), discusses the benefits and costs, and identifies the key design choices and building blocks necessary to run such a programme. It also includes a Suggested Approach to drafting legislation for a voluntary disclosure programme, to assist ATAF members should they choose to introduce their programme. The final part of the document includes brief explanatory notes to the draft legislative provisions.