Taxes: Afghan Government Has Levied Nearly a Billion Dollars in Business Taxes on Contractors Supporting U.S. Government Efforts in Afghanistan

Abstract

In May 2013, SIGAR issued an audit that identified nearly $1 billion in business taxes and penalties imposed by the Afghan government on contractors supporting U.S. operations. In this follow-up letter to that report, we identify additional costs - including various fees, fines, and penalties - that the Afghan government imposed on many of those same contractors. These additional fines, fees, and penalties may cost these contractors, and ultimately the U.S. government, hundreds of millions of dollars, and the actions taken by the Afghan government to enforce them may have an adverse effect on U.S. military operations. As such, we believe that these costs warrant the immediate attention of Congress.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2013
Accession Number
AD1140368

Entities

People

  • John Sopko

Organizations

  • Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Agreements
  • Civilian Personnel
  • Congress
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of State
  • Government (Foreign)
  • Governments
  • Joint Military Activities
  • Law
  • Military Operations
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Procurement
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.