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Is your tax authority ready for AI? 🤔 To help revenue authorities make the most of it, we’ve built an AI & Tax Toolkit—your one-stop guide to what AI can do in the tax space and how to prepare smartly. 🎥 Watch the intro: youtube.com/watch?v=2TzVqu…

#MakingTaxDataWork Word is spreading on the policy impact of tax administration data labs — and other countries are taking note. Inspired by these experiences, Honduras launched its own data lab in November 2025 🙌

For years, #TaxReform across the Commonwealth has focused on digitalisation. Now, AI is moving into day-to-day tax administration. Learn how AI is transforming tax administration across the Commonwealth👇 theigc.org/blogs/how-ai-t… @commonwealthsec

We’re kicking off a new blog series on AI & taxation 🚀 The first post—by Prof. Anders Jensen and @rduartegonzalez—dives into the big-picture takeaways on what AI means for tax systems. More coming soon 👀 Read here 👉 theigc.org/blogs/intellig… #AI #Tax

AI won’t magically fix weak systems—but paired with strong fundamentals, it can seriously strengthen tax administration. Our toolkit is designed to help revenue authorities move carefully, credibly, and effectively from experimentation to impact. 🚀 #AI #Tax

But AI isn’t plug-and-play. Tax authorities should first identify their own challenges to determine whether AI is even the best fit. Building strong foundations means skilled people, 🧠strategic planning, 📅 and a constant push to improve data quality and governance. 💾

Is your tax authority ready for AI? 🤔 To help revenue authorities make the most of it, we’ve built an AI & Tax Toolkit—your one-stop guide to what AI can do in the tax space and how to prepare smartly. 🎥 Watch the intro: youtube.com/watch?v=2TzVqu…

AI is transforming economies and #tax systems. For tax administrations, the question isn’t if but how to adopt AI effectively. 🎥Twivwe Siwale @Tax4Growth shares 3⃣ key areas policymakers in developing countries should focus on to harness AI. 📖theigc.org/publications/h…

There’s still time to register for our webinar on AI & taxation today at 2pm GMT ⏰🤖 We’ll hear from the @CanRevAgency and @rrainfo, with AI experts @CosDorobantu, Anders Jensen (@Harvard ), and our own Saugata Mitra. Register here 👉 theigc.org/events/harness… #webinar #AI

Is the AI hype 🤖 real or will it be overblown? Join our webinar on how countries are already using AI in tax, and where they are going next 📊—and the pitfalls to avoid ⚠️. Wednesday, 2pm GMT. Register 👉 theigc.org/events/harness… #AI #Tax #Webinar #DigitalGov

Join us on the for a seminar titled ‘Harnessing AI and Data for Tax Administration’, hosted by the @Tax4Growth team. 📅 21 January 2026 Don’t miss out on the chance to hear them discuss how AI technologies are reshaping tax systems globally. theigc.org/events/harness…

How will Rwanda reach its Vision 2050 being a high-income nation by 2035? Partially by effectively mobilising taxation! Our IGC DRM brief highlights 6 priorities—including digital tools and new ways to expand the tax base. Read more: theigc.org/publications/m…

Other lessons from e-invoicing includes research in Zambia that shows that basic development challenges, like unreliable power, can slow adoption and create uneven take-up. ⚡🧾 Read more: theigc.org/publications/e… #powergrid #Zambia #tax #Digital

Ignoring these unequal compliance costs, risks overstating the benefits of digital enforcement. Tailored, context-specific strategies are key—especially in developing economies. Read more: theigc.org/publications/w…

The paper finds that the compliance costs for e-invoicing can be regressive in nature. With smaller facing the biggest compliance costs. In some cases the cost of compliance can exceed 100% VAT remitted! 📝

Over 40 countries have implemented or plan to roll out e-invoicing for VAT But what do we really know about how smart invoicing affects citizens and businesses in LICs and MICs? It can streamline tax compliance—but may also create unintended consequences🧾🌍

With 300+ million mobile money accounts across Africa, it has transformed daily life. Many countries have tried to tax mobile money, with mixed results. Senegal’s new mobile money tax raises big questions about impact and inclusion. Read more: e-playafrica.com/senegals-mobil… #tax

The climate conversation can’t stop at COP LICs and MICs need climate action — but how do we fund it? 🌍Climate platforms turn plans into real investment pipelines, with models already running in Brazil, Colombia and Bangladesh Read more: theigc.org/blogs/plans-to… #COP30