ABSTRACT
Based on the fact that the Nigerian Government had depended only on oil as its major source of rcvcnu.e since independence, there was the need for emphasis lo be shifted· to other major sources, and tax is the next option. The Value Added Tax (VAT) was started in January .1994 in Nigeria but it faced some challenges in as · much as it could contribute greatly to the economy. Thus the researcher embarked
on this work in order to assess the contributions and challenges of VAT using the t,urvey research design on data obtained from 165 respondents comprising of the junior staff senior staff of rt RS (Umuahia, Abu South, Aba North, and Osisioma) through questionnaires validated· by experts. The Pearson's Product Moment Correlation and descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data rejecting the null hypothesis one which stales that 'There is no significant relationship between VAT and Economic Development', the result showed that VAT has a significant relationship with economic development. Also the hypothesis two which slates thaT There is no siguificant relationship between VAT and federally collected revenue. This hypothesis was also rejected and the alternative accepted. It w~1s discovered that 96% of the change in the economic development is caused by VAT revenue while other factors account for 4<Yo. It was also discovered that VAT contributes
7.7% annually to the total Federal revenue. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) al factor cost and Total Federally collected Revenue were used as proxy. It was also discovered that there are some factors that militates against effective VAT administration and at the end of the research work, some strategics were formulated which can counter these factors if adopted.
TABLE OF CONTENT
Declaration
Certification
Dedication ..
Acknowledgment
Tables of content
List of tables
Abstract
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTI.ON
1.1 Background of the study ..
1.2 Statement of the Problem ..
1.3 Objectives of the study
1.4 Research Qucsrions 5
l'.5 Research Hypothesis 6
1.6 Scope of the Study .. (>
1.7 Significant of the study 6
1.8 Limitations of the study 8
CHAPTERTWO
LITERATURE REVIE\V 9
2.1 Introduction 9
2.2 Development of the Nigerian Tax System 13
2.3 Historical Background/Imposition of VAT In Nigeria .. 15
2.3.1 History of the Federal Inland Revenue Service 17
2.4 Characteristics of VAT 18
2. 5 Nature/Types of VAT 20
2.6 VAT Records and Accounts .. 2.7 Administration of VAT 27
2.8 Machineries for VAT Collection .. 31
2.9 System of Taxation under VAT 36
2.10 Review of Objectives 39
2.10.1 Factors Inhibiting Effective Administration of VAT in Nigeria 39 ·
2.10.2 Strategies for Improving VAT Revenue in Nigeria.. 40
2.11 Contribution of VAT to Nigeria, Economic Development .. 42
2.11. l Contributions of VAT to Nigeria Economic Development 42
2.11.2 Challenges of VAT 45
CHAPTER THRltE
RESEARCll M ETIIODOLOG v
3.1 Preface ..
3.2 Research Design
3.3 Population of the Study
3.4 Sample and Sampling Techniques .. 52
3.5 Instruments for Data Collection 53
3.5.1 Secondary Data SJ
3.5:2 Questionnaire
3.6 Validity and Reliability 54
3.7 Data Collection Procedure
3.8 Data Analysis Technique 5
3.8.1 Descriptive Statistic SS
3.8.2 Pearson's Product Money Correlation (PPMC) 56
.CHAPTER FOUR
PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AI~D INTERPRETATION OF.DATA 57
4.1 Presentation of Data .. 57
4.2 Data Analysis .. 58
4.2.1 Profile or Respondents
4.2.2 Factors Militating Against Effective V J\T Administration in Nigeria 62
4.2.3 Strategies for Proper VAT Revenue in Nigeria 73
4.2.4 Evaluation of the Contribution of VAT to Government revenue inNigeria
4. Test of Hypotheses 81
4.3. l Testing For Significant Relationship between VAT Revenue and Economic Development. . 4.3.2 Testing for significant relationship between total VAT Revenue and Federally collected Revenue
CHAPTER JqVE
5.0 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSION AND RECOl\1l\1EDATIONS .. ..
5 .1 Introduction 87.
5.2 Summary of Findings 87
5.3Conclusion 88
5 .4 Reconunendations 89
REFERENCES
APPENDIX
ICHIE, M (2020). ASSESSMENT OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF VALUE ADDED TAX (VAT) TO NIGERIAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved Nov 22, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/assessment-of-the-contributions-of-value-added-tax-vat-to-nigerian-economic-development
MOUAU/08/12626, ICHIE. "ASSESSMENT OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF VALUE ADDED TAX (VAT) TO NIGERIAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT" Repository.mouau.edu.ng. Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 05 Apr. 2020, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/assessment-of-the-contributions-of-value-added-tax-vat-to-nigerian-economic-development. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
MOUAU/08/12626, ICHIE. "ASSESSMENT OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF VALUE ADDED TAX (VAT) TO NIGERIAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT". Repository.mouau.edu.ng, Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 05 Apr. 2020. Web. 22 Nov. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/assessment-of-the-contributions-of-value-added-tax-vat-to-nigerian-economic-development >.
MOUAU/08/12626, ICHIE. "ASSESSMENT OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF VALUE ADDED TAX (VAT) TO NIGERIAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT" Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2020). Accessed 22 Nov. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/assessment-of-the-contributions-of-value-added-tax-vat-to-nigerian-economic-development