ABSTRACT
This research is on the "Impact of Value Added Tax on Nigeria Non-Oil Revenue generation". The domination for.oil as a major source of revenue to the government has made many · Nigerians unwilling to pay tax as appropriate. Therefore, the researcher is 'out to know how value added tax has contributed to the non-oil revenue generation of the country. Data were collected from primary and secondary source. Questionnaires were distributed to the respondents (workers of FIRS, Umuahia) for the
primary data. The data were analyzed using tables with percentage to show the degree of the responses to the questions while Chi-square was used to test the hypothesis. The population and sample size of this research work is based on the
questionnaires administered on the staff of the FIRS, Umuahia, questionnaires were administered and were completed. So based on these, the judgmental statistical 'method was used.
The major funding of the research are:
• There has been significant increase in revenue generation from VAT:
• The unwillingness for Tax payer topay tax is because of the poor use of revenue generated from tax.
• High tax evasion 111 Nigeria is Jue to the appropriate attitude or Nigerians (and poor use of tax money).
From the following, recommendations were made:
• Efficient structures should be put- in place to resolve the problem of tax evasion among the citizens and thus enhance the economic development of the country. Better use of tax money for the benefits of the tax payers should be done.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Certification ..
Dedication Ill
Acknowledgement
Table of Contents v
List of Tables IX
Abstract x
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE ST'LJDY '1
1.2 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM 3
1.3 RESEARCH QUESTIONS 5
1.4 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 5
1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY ,. 6
1.6 STATEMENT OF HYPOTHESIS. 6
1.7 SCOPE AND LIMITATION 7
1.8 DEFINITION OF TERMS 8
CHAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 INTRODUCTION
2.1.1 The Origin of Taxation 1 1
2.1.2 Types of Taxes 13
2.1.3 Principles of Taxation 14
2.1.4 Tax Evasion and Avoidance 16
2.2 VALUE ADDED TAX IN NIGERIA 18
2.2.1 Administration and Policy 19
2.2.2 Registration 20
2.2.3 Returns 21
2.2.4 Penalties and Offences 22
2.2.5 Imposition of Value Added 1 ax · 2.2.6 Schedule 1 Section 2 States the Taxable Goods and Services and Rates of Tax as Amendment 2007 26
2.2.7 Taxable Services 27
2.2.8 Imported Goods and Services 28
2.2.9 Goods and Services Covered by VAT 29
2.2.10 Nature of VAT 30
2.2.11 VAT on Imported Goods JO
2.2.12 Determination of Value 31
2.2.13 Vatable Person 31
2.2.14 Remittance of VAT 32
2.2.15 Liability to VAT 33
2.2.16 Rate of VAT ,..,,..,
'2.2.17 VAT as replacement to Sales TAX 34
2.2.18 Records and Accounts 35
2.3 OTHER SOURCES OF NON-OIL REVENUE TO GOVERNMENT
2.4 FEATURES OF NIGERIAN VAT
2.5 AMENDMENT TO THE PIUNCIPAL DECREE
2.6 VALUE ADDED TAX TECHNICA.L COMMITTEE
2.7 ADV AN l'AGES OF VAT
2.8 VAT COLLECTION PERFORMANCE 1994-2006
2.9 CLASSIFICATION OF NIGERIAN'S TOTAL REVENUE (2002 - 2006)
CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1 INTRODUCTION 48
3.2 RESEARCH DESI-GN 48
3.3 SAMPLE SIZE 49
3.4 METHOD OF DATA COLLECTION 49
3.4.1 Instruments 50
3.4.2 Validity and Reliability 50
3 .4.3 Administration 50
3.5 DATA ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES 51
CI-IAPTl~R FOUR
DATA PRESENTATION ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION
4.1 IN'l'RODUC'l'ION )~._,
4.2 ANSWERS TO RESEJ\RCI I ()UFSTIONS 52
4.3 DAT/\ PRESENTATION 51
4.4 TESTING OF l IYPOTI ILSIS () I
C HAPTER FI V E
5.0 SUMMARY CONCLUSION ANU RECOMMENDA'rJON ()5
5.1 SUMMARY OF MAJOR FINDING 65
5.2 RECOMMENDA'l'ION 66
5.3 CONCLUSION 67
BIBLIOGRJ\PHY 69
APPENDIX 71
NWANKPA, U (2020). IMPACT OF VALUE ADDED TAX ON NIGERIA NON-OIL REVENUE GENERATION. Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved Nov 22, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/impact-of-value-added-tax-on-nigeria-non-oil-revenue-generation
UALJ/04/4286, NWANKPA. "IMPACT OF VALUE ADDED TAX ON NIGERIA NON-OIL REVENUE GENERATION" Repository.mouau.edu.ng. Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 25 Mar. 2020, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/impact-of-value-added-tax-on-nigeria-non-oil-revenue-generation. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
UALJ/04/4286, NWANKPA. "IMPACT OF VALUE ADDED TAX ON NIGERIA NON-OIL REVENUE GENERATION". Repository.mouau.edu.ng, Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 25 Mar. 2020. Web. 22 Nov. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/impact-of-value-added-tax-on-nigeria-non-oil-revenue-generation >.
UALJ/04/4286, NWANKPA. "IMPACT OF VALUE ADDED TAX ON NIGERIA NON-OIL REVENUE GENERATION" Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2020). Accessed 22 Nov. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/impact-of-value-added-tax-on-nigeria-non-oil-revenue-generation