Burkina Faso turns to e-invoicing to tackle tax fraud
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lefaso.net
The second session of the National Commission for the Fight Against Fraud was held in Bobo-Dioulasso around certified electronic invoicing, presented as a traceability tool for businesses. Secretary-General Souleymane Nakanabo called for broad uptake by economic operators, recalling that every franc lost to fraud is missing from public services, according to Lefaso.net.
The second session of the National Commission for the Fight Against Fraud (CNLF) in Burkina Faso is devoted to Certified Electronic Invoicing (FEC), presented as a traceability tool intended to strengthen transparency and business management, Lefaso.net reported. In his opening speech on behalf of the governor of Guiriko, Secretary-General Souleymane Nakanabo called on tax and customs administrations to step up action against organised fraud.
Established by the 2025 Finance Law, under Article 564 of the General Tax Code, the FEC is to be the subject of an awareness campaign for economic operators on its legal framework, operation and benefits. The national coordinator for the fight against fraud, Dr Mohamadi Compaoré, explained that the measure has the dual objective of transparency and digitalisation.
Souleymane Nakanabo also called on customs and tax services to sanction operators who knowingly persist in fraud. He said the FEC should help establish accurate and reliable accounting and strengthen the credibility of businesses with banks and in public procurement.
