2016 - Monday 5 September
ATRN 2016 - Congress Programme and Speakers
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Monday 5 September 2016
REGISTRATION 08:00 - 08:30
WELCOME ADDRESS 08:30 - 09:30
PLENARY: Room Desroches
WELCOME AND KEYNOTE ADDRESS:
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Dr Nara Monkam - Director Research, African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF), Chair of the ATRN Board (Chair)
Mr Logan Wort - Executive Secretary, African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF), South Africa
Mr. Jean-Paul Adam - Minister of Finance, Trade and the Blue Economy of the Republic of Seychelles
Prof. Dennis Hardy - Vice-chancellor, University of Seychelles (TBC)
POLICY PANEL 1 09:30 - 11:00
PLENARY: Room Desroches
Policy Panel 1: Taxation of “untapped” Sectors
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Dr Nara Monkam – ATRN Chairperson, Director – Research (ATAF), South Africa (Chair)
Mr. Andrew Chege - Manager, ICT Systems Support, LTO, Kenya Revenue Authority, Kenya
Prof. Riel CD Franzsen - Professor, Universty of Pretoria, South Africa
Mr. Gakwerere Jean Marie Vianney, Deputy Commissioner for Regions & Decentralized Taxes Department, Rwanda Revenue Authority
Mr. Kiptoo Koech Aghs Menjo - Accountant, Kenya Power and Lighting Company, Kenya
GROUP PHOTO AND REFRESHMENT BREAK 11:00 - 11:30
SESSION A 11:30 - 12:30
ROOM 1: Desroches
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Research Session 1: Taxation of the Informal Sector
Chair: Prof. William McCluskey
ROOM 2: Alphonse
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Research Session 2: International Taxation
Chair: Mr. Anthony Dzadzra
Discussant: (Emily Muyaa)
The Tax Revenue Implication of Trade Liberalisation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Some New Evidence. (Lanre Kassim)
ROOM 3: Marie Louise
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Research Session 3: Environmental and Excise Taxation
Chair: Dr. Attiya Waris
Discussant: ( Evan Blecher )
The Economic Implications of a Tax on Sugar-sweetened Beverages in South Africa ( Ada Jansen )
ROOM 4: Crew Lounge
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Research Session 4: Tax Equity and Efficiency
Chair: Prof. Estian Calitz
Discussant: ( Ifeanyichukwu Azuka Aniyie )
Revenue Neutral Shifts on Broad Composition of Taxes ( Olisaemeka Nnamdi Achime )
LUNCH 12:30 - 13:30
SESSION B 14:20 - 15:40
ROOM 1: Desroches
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Research Session 5: Taxation of Specific Industries
Chair: Mr. Andrew Chege
Discussant: ( Clement Migai )
Effective Taxation of the Telecommunication Industry in Kenya ( Mercy Mbovi Mbithi )
Discussant: ( Judy W. Mbugua )
Taxation of Life Insurance Companies: A Case of Kenya in Comparison with the United Kingdom ( Joyce Ndeda )
ROOM 2: Alphonse
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Research Session 6: Taxation of the Digital Economy
Chair: Prof. Mede-Zinsou Kouame Nicaise
Discussant: ( Binassoua Aymar )
Fiscalisation de l’Économie Numérique en Afrique: nouvelles sources de revenus ( Zoniaina Rakotomalala )
Discussant: ( Mustapha Ndajiwo )
E-Commerce: A need for Tax Authorities to Adapt ( Mosibudi Makomane & Winile Ngobeni )
ROOM 3: Marie Louise
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Research Session 7: Tax Equity and Efficiency
Chair: Dr. Giulia Mascagni
Discussant: ( Pauline Mwangi )
An Evaluation of the Progressivity of the Taxes on Salaries and Wages in Cameroon ( Ebune Bertrand Njuma )
Discussant: ( Stephanus Van Zyl )
Average Effective Tax Rates for Representative Taxpayers across the Income Distribution in South Africa (1981–2015) ( Franz Krige Siebrits )
ROOM 4: Crew Lounge
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Research Session 8: Tax Revenue Mobilization
Chair: Mr. Anthony Dzadzra
Discussant: ( Wangui Mwaniki )
Tax Mobilization in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Impact of Tax and Business Law Reforms ( Arnaud Bourgain & Luisito Bertinelli )
Discussant: ( Nimmo Elmi )
Revenue Mobilization for the Post-2015 Development Agenda in Africa: Past Lesson’s and Future Projections ( Damacrine Masira )
REFRESHMENT BREAK 15:40 - 16:00
SESSION C 16:00 - 17:20
ROOM 1: Desroches
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Research Session 9: Transfer Pricing
Chair: Prof Annet Oguttu
Discussant: ( Victoria Masinde )
The Effect of a Change in South Africa’s Transfer Pricing Rules on Corporate Tax Planning ( Joshua Stadler )
Discussant: ( Wangui Mwaniki )
Enhancement of Transfer Pricing Capability in Zimbabwe: “Potential Revenue Source for Sustainable Development’’ ( Priscar Hoko )
ROOM 2: Alphonse
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Research Session 10: Environmental and Excise Taxation
Chair: Prof. Ada Jansen
Discussant: ( Attiya Waris )
Impact on Tax Revenues, Inequality and Outdoor Air Pollution of Excise Act 2015: Case of motor vehicles imports (Benard Kirui)
Discussant: ( Stephanus van Zyl )
Environmental Taxes and Sustainable Industrialization: Some Policy Implications for Sub-Saharan Africa. ( Seydou Coulibaly )
ROOM 3: Marie Louise
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Research Session 11: International Taxation
Chair: Ms. Vera Mshana
Discussant: ( TRAORE Nohoua )
L’Apprehension de L’Illicite en Droit Fiscal Ouest-Africain ( Binassoua Yehoussi )
Discussant: ( Okongo Kimari Orlale )
Taxation Policies on Capital Flight in Kenya ( Nancy Chepkorir Kiget )
ROOM 4: Crew Lounge
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Research Session 12: Fiscal Institutions and Institutional quality
Chair: Mr. Mohamed sultan
Discussant: ( Eelco van der Enden )
Assessing the Role of Institutional Quality in Tax Revenue Mobilizations in Africa ( Abiodun Adewale Adegboye )
Discussant: ( Arnaud Bourgain )
Inter-Agency Cooperation and Illicit Financial Flows in Africa ( Alicja Majdanska )
WELCOME COCKTAIL 19:00 - 21:00
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