ABSTRACT
Personal in come tax is source of revenue to the government as government uses it to provide amenities to its citizen. Assessment of personal income tax is not very effective in Ahia State as this forms that basis of my case study "Assessment on the Effect of Personal Income Tax Evasion on Revenue Generation in Abia State", This paper produces a brief conceptual review on the personal income tax, its assessment and the effect of tax evasion. The study adopts a combination of survey and longitudinal survey research designs. Personal income tax collected and revenue generated for a period (2001-2010) of 10yrs was were collected from both Ahia State Board of internal Revenue and Ahia State Budgeting ad planning commission. This was supported by questionnaire on personal on tax to 214 respondents validated by staff ofB.I.R which shown to have an average acceptable mean of 100 questionnaires collected. The data were analyzed using correlation analyses for the 1st hypotheses as well as chi square for the second hypothesis from the analysis of the result reveals from the correlation coefficient of 434 and 220 at 5% and I% level respectively. The result indicates that there is no relationship between personal income collect and actual revenue generated. The study, therefore conclude and recommend that since tax collection in the state is based on pay as you earn that government should employed other tax collection machinery to boast collection of personal income tax as the state ha less number to private sector thus making firm and individual to evade tax.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page
Project Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Declaration............................................... ... . . . . . .
Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Dedication vi
Acknowledgment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Table Of Contents viii-ix
List Of Tables .ix-x
Abstract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
CHAPTER ONE
1.1 Background Of The Study.......... . . i-2
1.2 Statement Of Problem.................... .. . . .. .. . . . . .3
1.3 Objective Of The Study................................. . . . .. . . . .. . .4
1.4 Research Question 5
1.5 Research Hypothesis 6
1.6 Significance Of The Study 6
1.7 Limitation Of The Study 7
CHAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Introduction
2.1. 1 Taxation Defined...................... . . . .. . . . . . . .10
2 .1. 2 The Usefulness Of Taxation.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 -12
2.1.3 The Modem Principle Of Taxation... . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . 13
2. 1. 4 Tax Classification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
2.1.5 Brief History Of Taxation N Nigeria 15
2.1.6 Tax Legislations InNigeria 16-18
2.2 Meaning Of Income Tax........................... . . .. . 19-20
2.2.1 Payroll Tax...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-21
2.2.2 Poll Tax...... . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 l-22
2.3 Income Tax Management Act 1961... ... ... ... . .. . . .. . .... 22
2.4 Personal Relief's Chargeable To Income Tax............ . . . . . . ... 22-24
2.5 Personal Income Tax Rate: Be1ow Are The Sixth Schedule P LT.A
1986 To Date............................ . . 25-28
2.6 Defining Tax Evasion And Tax Avoidance.............. . 28-31
2.6.1 Ways OfEvading And Avoiding Taxes 31-33
2.6.2 Economics Of Tax Evasion 34-35
2.7 Determination Effect OfThe Evasion .36-37
2.8 Ways Of Dealing With Tax Evasion And Avoidance 38-39
CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1 Research Design .40
3.2 Area Of The Study 40
3.3 Population Of The Study .41
3.4 Sample Size Of The Study .41
3.5 Procedure For Data Collection/ResearchInstrument 42
3. 6 Validation And Reliability Of Instrument 42
3.7 Reliability OfThe Instrument .42
3.8 Testing OfHypothesis And Data Analysis 43
CHAPTER FOUR
DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS
4.1 Introduction
4.1.1 Demographic Profile OfRespondents .45-46
4. l.2 Analysis Of Research Questions 46-54
4.2 Hypothesis Testing Correlation Analysis (Hol :) 55-57
4.3 Hypothesis Testing Two (Ho2:) 58
4.4 Contingency Table 58-59
4.5 Summary 60
CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY,CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION.
5. I Introduction ยท 5.2 Summary Of Findings :.61-63
5.3 Conclusion 63
5 .4 Recommendation 64-66
5.5 Suggestion For Further Studies 67
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