Informality and Tax Community of Practice

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Informality and Tax Community of Practice

The Community of Practice on Informality and Tax is a global network of practitioners and scholars committed to improving both knowledge and policy on how tax authorities engage with informal economies. Building on ICTD’s growing body of research and its strong engagement with partners in the field, the Community of Practice will foster peer-to-peer learning, share cutting‑edge evidence, and co‑design practical tools for governments, development partners, and civil‑society groups.

By convening this diverse mix of actors, ICTD hopes to bridge the gaps between evidence, policy design, and implementation on the ground.

Key Areas of Focus include:
• How to better design simplified and presumptive tax schemes
• Revenue authorities’ experiences with digitisation
• Data assessing equity and compliance impacts in markets

For more information about ICTD work on informality and tax, check out our research and publications pages.

Informality and Tax Community of Practice

Key Resources

Informality and Tax Community of Practice Library

Working Paper

Unpacking Informality for Tax Purposes: Evidence from Urban Zimbabwe

August 2025
Abel Gwaindepi, Hellen Venganai

Research in Brief

Unpacking Informality for Tax Purposes: Evidence from Urban Zimbabwe

August 2025
Abel Gwaindepi, Hellen Venganai

Working Paper

Informality, Tax, and Markets in Kinshasa: Everyday Realities and Resistance

May 2025
Yannick Lokaya Bokasola, Eddy Junior Ngwakoyo, Gayatri Sahgal, Vanessa van den Boogaard

Policy Brief

Tax and Gender: Why Informality Matters

March 2025
Max Gallien, Eugénie Ribault, Michael Rogan, Vanessa van den Boogaard

Policy Brief

Simplified Taxation in Africa: What We Know – and Need to Know

February 2025
Max Gallien, Christopher Hoy, Hitomi Komatsu, Ceren Ozer, Michael Rogan, Vanessa van den Boogaard
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The Community of Practice (CoP) on Informality & Tax will provide forums for engagement, learning, and peer-to-peer exchange and help foster new partnerships, collaborations, and research projects.