Serve as a platform to promote tax policy research in Africa;
Act as a catalyst to promoting equitable and efficient taxation in Africa;
Encourage research and debate on tax policy issues in Africa through collaboration with the academia, research organisations, civil society organisations and relevant government institutions in Africa;
Promote tax justice and good governance in Africa through high-quality research;
Provide a platform for engagements between state and taxpayers to address issues of legitimacy and state-citizen relationship pertaining to taxation in Africa
Provide trainings, lectures, seminars and symposia with the aim of creating awareness on of taxation and governance to individuals, Civil Society Organisations and stakeholders in the public and private sector;
Identify avenues to influence tax reforms in Africa.