South Africa is going digital on VAT: what it can learn from the rest of Africa

Completing value-added tax (VAT) returns takes time, and waiting for a refund can tie up money a business needs to pay suppliers or invest.

The South African Revenue Service wants to ease both pres…

This is a preview of the original article. Source: The Conversation Africa · Amina Ebrahim, Research Fellow, World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), United Nations University, Ada Jansen, Professor and Vice Dean (Learning and Teaching), Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Adrienne Lees, Researcher, Institute of Development Studies, Maria Jouste, Research Associate, World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), United Nations University

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