How Can Lower-Income Countries Collect More Taxes ? The Role of Technology, Tax Agents, and Politics (English)

This paper examines recent evidence on tax administration interventions aimed at increasing tax revenues in lower-income countries. It focuses on two major themes: the use of new information technology tools—for identifying taxable entities, verifying tax liabilities, and ensuring collection of liabilities—and how the deployment and incentives of tax officials shape their performance. The paper discusses the promise and pitfalls of interventions in...

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Okunogbe,Oyebola Motunrayo;

Tourek,Gabriel Zenon;
Document Date
2023/12/20
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Policy Research Working Paper
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WPS10655
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1
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World,
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Other,
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2023/12/20
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How Can Lower-Income Countries Collect More Taxes ? The Role of Technology, Tax Agents, and Politics

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Okunogbe,Oyebola Motunrayo; Tourek,Gabriel Zenon.

How Can Lower-Income Countries Collect More Taxes ? The Role of Technology, Tax Agents, and Politics (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 10655; RRR Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099414512202322811

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