APPRAISAL OF INCOME TAX COLLECTION AND ANDMINISTRATION IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF BOARD OF INTERNAL REVENUE (B.I.R) ENUGU)

ABSTRACT

This project work deals with “Appraisal of Income Tax Collection and Administration in Nigeria. A case study of Board of Internal Revenue Enugu. It explains the income tax collections as a vital tool of macro-economic management of our society. I have come to acknowledge that taxation is a patent fiscal full of economic adjustment. Most important of all, it is looked upon to generate the revenue needed to help us tide our current economic crises. It is against this background that the research took up by choice, our society of tax administration in Enugu Board of internal revenue.The purpose of this study is to study how well it is meeting the expectation about increased revenue generation. The researcher many problems in income / tax collection and administration board of interval revenue Enugu. Some of them are:
(1)    Data collected revealed that the firms used by the Board of Internal Revenue to collect income do not make revenue generation easier.
(2)    The Board used unqualified personnel for income tax collection and they do not render correct account of the amount of revenue collected to the Board of Internal Revenue Enugu.
(3)    It was also discovered that the other categories of revenue agents and revenue clerks are more efficient and honest in the income tax collection and exercise and the money collected by all revenue collectors are remitted on time to the Board of Internal Revenue Enugu.


The recommendations are :
(1)    Members of staff who engaged in sensitive assignments such as tax investigation and tax assessment should be adequately remunerated and be provided with the assurance given at government expense.
(2)    Setting up dependable and highly reliable tax administration machinery which will ensure operation efficiency hard work and loyalty amongst the personnel of the service.
Setting up a good computerized information and storage network to enable information to be processed promptly and accurately. This will also reduce evasion and avoidance tax.




TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title page
Approval page
Dedication
Acknowledgement
Abstract
List of tables
Table of content

CHAPTER ONE
Introduction
1.1    Background of the study
1.2    Statement of problems
1.3    Research Questions / Hypothesis
1.4    Hypothesis
1.5    Purpose of the study
1.6    Significance of the study
1.7    Scope of the study

CHAPTER TWO
Review of literatures
2.1    Fundamental concept of Nigeria Taxation
2.1.1    History of Nigeria Taxation
2.1.2    Laws governing Income tax in Nigeria
2.1.3    Importance of Taxation
2.1.4    Categories of Taxes
2.1.5    Basis of tax Imposition (major provisions)
2.1.6    A review of major assessment provision
2.1.7    Relevant tax authorities
2.1.8    Problems of tax collection
2.1.9    In adequate qualified man power, poor   motivation and corruption
2.1.10    Poor attitude to tax generation and usage
2.1.11    Lack of management audit and unrealistic budgeting

CHAPTER THREE
Research methodology
3.1    Design of the study
3.2    Area of the study
3.3    Population
3.4    Sample size
3.5    Sampling techniques
3.6    Instrument of data collection
3.7    Validity and reliability of instrument
3.8    Techniques for data analysis

CHAPTER FOUR
Data presentation and Analysis

CHAPTER FIVE
5.1    Discussion of the study
5.2    Summary of findings
5.3    Implication of the research
5.4    Limitation of the study
5.5    Suggestion for further study
5.6    Conclusion
5.7    Recommendation
Bibliography
Questionnaire