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Business and sustainable development. Accountability. Tax. Feminist test case. Media: Tom Gardner at Slater & Gordon 0207 657 1690 press@slatergordon.co.uk

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    1. Maya Forstater‏ @MForstater Feb 5
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      . @VAdegite makes the argument that in Nigeria, each household is a local government: they have to provide their own electricity, security, pay for healthcare, education #taxmorale #ICTD19

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    2. Maya Forstater‏ @MForstater Feb 5
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      Alan Carter asks about the net revenue effects of hands on tax collection - - what is the cost benefit of approach via letters ¢, phone $ calls or physical audit $$$ ? #ICTD19pic.twitter.com/1CZeIM9xrx

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    3. Maya Forstater‏ @MForstater Feb 5
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      . @neilmcculloch64 in reply - - local tax collection in Nigeria (the least popular kind) is barely covering the costs of paying tax collectors! #ICTD19

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    4. Maya Forstater‏ @MForstater Feb 5
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      Final session for today - on use of technology in tax administration - VAT compliance using electronic fiscal devices (EFD) in Tanzania, Rwanda and Ethiopia #ICTD19pic.twitter.com/E0J5URWrhk

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    5. Maya Forstater‏ @MForstater Feb 5
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      . @IngridSjursen on research in Tanzania: interviewing customers & tellers of 314 businesses and looking at receipts to assess EFD compliancepic.twitter.com/fMWIBuXq0F

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    6. Maya Forstater‏ @MForstater Feb 5
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      This is an EFD. In Tanzania and other countries it is mandatory for businesses over a certain size to use to record sales & give receipts - - for Vat compliancepic.twitter.com/5T8RvLGJhE

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    7. Maya Forstater‏ @MForstater Feb 5
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      75% of biz gave a compliant receipt (some after being asked). Firms that think that other firms never evade VAT are more likely to issue a receipt

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    8. Maya Forstater‏ @MForstater Feb 5
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      Denis Mukama on VAT in Rwanda 1/3 of tax revenue, but evasion via informality, fake receipts, refund fraud, trade in receipts. Limited used of EFDspic.twitter.com/kuqcZ454hS

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    9. Maya Forstater‏ @MForstater Feb 5
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      Fabrizio Santoro the hardest working man at @ICTDTax is up again! Research in Rwanda find discrepancies between EFD data (automatically submitted) and VAT returns - both undereporting sales and inputs (avoiding refunds!)pic.twitter.com/HCWhaeJAeQ

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    10. Maya Forstater‏ @MForstater Feb 5
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      If EFD records are correct and missing tax was collected would gain c $42 million #ICTD19

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      Maya Forstater‏ @MForstater Feb 5
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      Andualem Mengistu on impact of EFDs on revenues in Ethiopia - finds significant impact on compliancepic.twitter.com/mmRhr3rGfJ

      6:30 AM - 5 Feb 2019 from Rwanda
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        1. Maya Forstater‏ @MForstater Feb 5
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          Denis Mukama from Rwanda Revenue - - don't think about the EFDs as making tax compliance a technology issue - - important is how we use the data.pic.twitter.com/dFjHMWDwe1

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