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Research in Brief

Presumptive Taxation and Equity: Evidence from the Ethiopian Informal Sector

May 2024
Fissha Asmare Marye, Seid Yimam Mohamed, Etsehiwot Semreab

Research in Brief

Does Competition from the Informal Sector Reduce Tax Compliance in the Formal Sector? Evidence from Ethiopia

May 2024
Seid Yimam Mohamed, Fissha Asmare Marye, Mick Moore

Journal Article

Does the Value-Added Tax Add Value? Lessons Using Administrative Data from a Diverse Set of Countries

February 2024
Anne Brockmeyer, Giulia Mascagni, Vedanth Nair, Mazhar Waseem, Miguel Almunia

Working Paper

E-tax System Adoption and Tax Compliance in Ethiopia: Large and Medium Taxpayers’ Experience

January 2024
Seid Yimam Mohamed, Kebede Lidetu, Tihtina Belete

Working Paper

Implementation Obstacles and Political Appeal of Environmental Taxes in Sub-Saharan Africa: Reflections from Selected Countries

November 2023
Giovanni Occhiali

African Tax Administration Paper

Presumptive Taxation and Equity: Evidence from the Ethiopian Informal Sector

November 2023
Fissha Asmare Marye, Seid Yimam Mohamed, Etsehiwot Semreab

Working Paper

Women in Ethiopian Tax Administration: Evidence on Representation and Performance

August 2023
Seid Yimam Mohamed, Yalew Mekonnen

Working Paper

Does Competition from the Informal Sector Reduce Tax Compliance in the Formal Sector? Evidence from Ethiopia

July 2023
Seid Yimam Mohamed, Fissha Asmare Marye, Mick Moore
Informal Taxation in Ethiopia: Typologies, Prospects, and Challenges
5 July 2023

Informal Taxation in Ethiopia: Typologies, Prospects, and Challenges

Misganaw Gashaw Beza, Geremew Worku

Formal tax and non-tax revenue sources, which are estimated to account for 50 to 80% of government revenue in the…

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Tackling the hidden costs of taxation: Can digitalisation help?
14 April 2023

Tackling the hidden costs of taxation: Can digitalisation help?

Adrienne Lees
Non-compliance can be down to more than just intentional evasion – taxpaying can be time-consuming, complicated and costly. Tackling compliance…
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Can real-time electronic invoicing fix VAT's problem?
12 April 2023

Can real-time electronic invoicing fix VAT’s problem?

Adrienne Lees
VAT’s self-enforcement mechanism is powerful and also its greatest weakness. In Rwanda, China and Ethiopia, e-invoicing systems show promising early…
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Give and you shall receive? Taxation and fiscal contracts in Africa
15 July 2016

Give and you shall receive? Taxation and fiscal contracts in Africa

Rhiannon McCluskey

Last week, the Institute of Development Studies hosted its 50th anniversary conference titled “States, Markets and Society“. As part of…

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Researchers and policymakers to discuss reforms to Ethiopia’s tax system on Monday
15 November 2019

Researchers and policymakers to discuss reforms to Ethiopia’s tax system on Monday

Press Release The Ethiopian government recently unveiled an ambitious “Homegrown Economic Reform” agenda, which, as Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said,…

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Call for Research Proposals: Ethiopian Tax Research Network (Closed)
11 January 2019

Call for Research Proposals: Ethiopian Tax Research Network (Closed)

The ICTD is calling for research proposals in relation to the Ethiopian Tax Research Network (ETRN). The ETRN is an…

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APTI featured at Developing Urban Futures conference
6 January 2019

APTI featured at Developing Urban Futures conference

The ICTD’s African Property Tax Initiative (APTI) was recently featured at the Urban Age conference in Addis Ababa. The conference,…

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Ethiopian Tax Research Network holds second annual meeting in Addis Ababa
16 November 2018

Ethiopian Tax Research Network holds second annual meeting in Addis Ababa

The Second Annual Meeting of the Ethiopian Tax Research Network was held on October 8th at the Capital Hotel in…

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Applications open for ICTD Research Methods & Dissemination Workshop
12 April 2018

Applications open for ICTD Research Methods & Dissemination Workshop

The ICTD is pleased to invite applications for its Research Methods and Dissemination workshop to be held in July in…

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Ethiopian Tax Research Network Launched in Addis Ababa
8 November 2017

Ethiopian Tax Research Network Launched in Addis Ababa

On September 20th, the ICTD launched the Ethiopian Tax Research Network (ETRN) at the Capital Hotel in Addis Ababa. Funded…

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Current

Practices, challenges and prospects of public sector taxation in Ethiopia

Start date: 01/02/2018

Current

The Implementation of Presumptive Tax in Ethiopia

Start date: 01/02/2018

Completed

Understanding the Potential Role of the Property Tax in Addis Ababa
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