Professor Annet Oguttu

Overview

Annet Oguttu is a professor of taxation and the Director of the African Tax Institute at the University of Pretoria. She holds a doctorate in tax law and specialises in international tax law.

She is the author of: the ground-breaking book “Base Erosion and Profit Shifting: A Blueprint for Africa’s Response” (IBFD, 2021); the seminal book “International Tax Law: Offshore Tax Avoidance in South Africa” (Juta, 2015); co-author of “Tax Law: An Introduction” (Juta, 2024) and has contributed several book chapters. She has published numerous articles in various accredited journals and presented her findings in many international conferences - often as the Key Note Speaker. She has written commissioned reports for many international bodies.

She is rated as an established researcher by South Africa’s National Research Foundation. She is a Research Fellow of: IBFD Centre for Studies in African Taxation; Abe Green Baum Research Fellowship of the School of Taxation and Business Law at the University of New South Wales; and University of Michigan’s Presidential Scholars Fellowship.

She is a member of: the UN FACTI High-Level Panel for Achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; a member of the Davis Tax Committee which was appointed by South Africa’s Minister of Finance to assess South Africa’s tax policy framework; and has served a Commissioner of the South African Law Reform Commission.

She is a recipient of various awards, including the ATAF’s Exceptional Leadership Award for “furthering ATAF’s vision and mission through outstanding leadership and commitment”; South Africa’s “Distinguished Women in Science Award: Social Sciences and Humanities”; and was recognised by the Women of IFA Network as one of the top 100 women in tax globally.

She chairs the Advisory Board of the African Tax Research Network housed at ATAF; a member of ICTD’s Advisory Board; a member of UN-WIDER’s DRM Programme Advisory Group; board member of the Tax Faculty and previous board president of the South African Institute of Tax Professionals.