ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to investigate the perception of tax evasion to the payment of tax on ethical reasons. A case study of some selected Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom State. Extensive review of the existing literature was made and relevant information was extracted. The Design of the study is descriptive field survey and observation method and the study was conducted at the selected Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom State. The instrument for data collection is structured questionnaire and the source of data used was primary and secondary sources. The data collected were analyzed using Chi-square test (X2). Based on the analysis of this research, the researcher discovered the following as her data findings, that there is widespread ethical support for tax evasion, the study showed varying degree of justification for tax evasion, that tax evasion is ethical sometime and also found that the perceived government corruption can make respondent to evade tax. Therefore, until those underlying cause are addressed, tax evasion may continue to be widespread.
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Raji, A. (2018). THE ETHICS OF TAX EVASION; PERCEPTUAL EVIDENCE FROM NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF SOME SELECTED LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA IN AKWA IBOM STATE). Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/the-ethics-of-tax-evasion-perceptual-evidence-from-nigeria-a-case-study-of-some-selected-local-government-area-in-akwa-ibom-state-9568
Raji, Alex "THE ETHICS OF TAX EVASION; PERCEPTUAL EVIDENCE FROM NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF SOME SELECTED LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA IN AKWA IBOM STATE)" Afribary. Afribary, 29 Jan. 2018, https://afribary.com/works/the-ethics-of-tax-evasion-perceptual-evidence-from-nigeria-a-case-study-of-some-selected-local-government-area-in-akwa-ibom-state-9568. Accessed 08 Sep. 2024.
Raji, Alex . "THE ETHICS OF TAX EVASION; PERCEPTUAL EVIDENCE FROM NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF SOME SELECTED LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA IN AKWA IBOM STATE)". Afribary, Afribary, 29 Jan. 2018. Web. 08 Sep. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/the-ethics-of-tax-evasion-perceptual-evidence-from-nigeria-a-case-study-of-some-selected-local-government-area-in-akwa-ibom-state-9568 >.
Raji, Alex . "THE ETHICS OF TAX EVASION; PERCEPTUAL EVIDENCE FROM NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF SOME SELECTED LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA IN AKWA IBOM STATE)" Afribary (2018). Accessed September 08, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/the-ethics-of-tax-evasion-perceptual-evidence-from-nigeria-a-case-study-of-some-selected-local-government-area-in-akwa-ibom-state-9568