IMPACT OF TAXATION AS AN AID TO ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT IN EDO STATE A CASE STUDY OF OREDO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE

TABLE OF CONTENT

Title page--------------------------------------------------------------------i

Approval page--------------------------------------------------------------ii

Dedication -----------------------------------------------------------------iii

Acknowledgement--------------------------------------------------------iv

Table of contents----------------------------------------------------------v

CHAPTER ONE

1.0            Introduction--------------------------------------------------------1

1.1     Statement of problem---------------------------------------------2

1.2            Objective of the study---------------------------------------------3

1.3            Significance of the study-----------------------------------------4

1.4            Limitations of the study------------------------------------------5

1.5            Assumptions-------------------------------------------------------6

1.6            Formulation of hypothesis---------------------------------------7

1.7            Definition of terms-----------------------------------------------8

CHAPTER TWO

Review of Related Literature

2.0            Introduction

2.1     Definition of tax

2.2            Types of Taxation

2.3            Incidence of Taxation

2.4            Principles of Taxation

2.5            Elements of Taxation

2.6            The importance of Taxation in Edo

Statement Economy

2.7            Structure and administration of Nigeria tax system

2.8            Appraisal of some tax legislation

2.9            The problems of Taxation and its function

CHAPTER THREE

Research Methodology

3.0            Introduction

3.1     Research design

1.2            Primary source of data

1.3            Secondary source of data

1.4            Population

1.5            Sampling techniques

1.6            Sample size

1.7            Remarks

CHAPTER FOUR

4.0            Introduction

4.1     Presentation of Related data

4.2            Analysis of related

4.3            Testing the Hypothesis

CHAPTER FIVE

Discussion, Conclusion and Recommendation

5.0            Discussion

5.1     Summary/Conclusion

5.2            Recommendation

Bibliography

CHAPTER ONE

1.0            INTRODUCTION

One of the major functions of any government especially developing countries such as Nigeria in the provision of infrastructure service such as electricity, pipe-born water, Hospitals, schools, Access roads and as well ensure a rise in per capital income poverty alleviation to mention a few.

For these service to be adequately provided government should have enough revenue to finance them.  The task of financing there enough revenue to financing there enormous responsibilities is one of the major problem facing the government. Given the limited resources of government, there is need to carry the citizens (governed) along hence the imposition of tax on all taxable individuals and companies to augument government’s financial position.  To this end, government have always enacted various tax laws and reforms existing ones to stand the taste of time.  They include: income tax management act (ITMA) companies income tax decree (CITD) joint tax board (JB) etc.

All these are aimed at ensuring adhence to Tax payment and discouraging tax evasion and avoidance.