An Empirical Evaluation of the Determinants of Property Tax Compliance Rate in Kaduna State, Nigeria

by | Apr 19, 2022 | AMTJ, AMTJ 2022 I1

An Empirical Evaluation of the Determinants of Property Tax Compliance Rate in Kaduna State, Nigeria

Author: Alhasan Usman

ISSN: 2709-8575
Affiliations: Manager (Tax), Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Nigeria
Source: African Multidisciplinary Tax Journal, 2022 Issue 1, p. 249-267
https://doi.org/10.47348/AMTJ/V2/i1a13

Abstract

This study examines empirically the variables that are driving property tax compliance rates in Kaduna State, Nigeria. In doing so, it relies on primary data sources. During the study, 400 respondents were targeted, but 406 completed questionnaires were analysed. The nature of the data collected necessitated employing the ordered logistic regression model to analyse the data. The result indicated that taxpayers’ satisfaction with the level of property tax digitalisation, the adequacy of property tax law, the administration of property tax and government provision of public goods are important determinants of the property tax compliance rate in Kaduna State. It further found that the average property tax compliance rate in the State is 18.32 per cent, the average satisfaction with the level of digitalisation of property tax is 39.71 per cent, the average taxpayer’s satisfaction with the adequacy of property tax law in the State is 27.68 per cent, the average satisfaction with the administration of property tax is 31.31 per cent and the average taxpayer’s satisfaction with the provisions of public goods is 58.21 per cent. The study recommends that the Kaduna State government should enact a property taxation law to adequately take care of the rate, base, time and procedures of filing and payments of the tax. The digitalisation of the tax should go beyond property registration but should cover all other aspects of digital taxation, ranging from assessment to payment of taxes.

Estimating the Property Taxation in WAEMU Countries: an Analysis

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Estimating the Property Taxation in WAEMU Countries: an Analysis

Authors: Djibril Adékola Fatoumbi and Alastiar Sena Alinsato

ISSN: 2709-8575
Affiliations: Chercheur la Direction Gémérale des I Imyôts du Bénin; Enseignant-chercheur à l’Université d’Abomey-Calaru
Source: African Multidisciplinary Tax Journal, 2022 Issue 1, p. 268-287
https://doi.org/10.47348/AMTJ/V2/i1a14

Abstract

The question of efficient domestic tax revenue mobilisation in developing countries has continued to receive particular attention in recent years. This article evaluates the potential of property tax revenues in Western African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) countries. To this end, three methods were employed using data from the Government Financial Statistics (GFS) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank’s World Development Indicators (WDI). The Hodrick-Prescott filter method (1980) further allowed for a chronological estimation of the potential of property taxes while the optimisation model of Scully (1995) facilitated a punctual estimation of the potential informs concerning the significance of the parameters. Finally, the quadratic model of Laffer (1981) completed the results of Scully’s model. Overall, the results demonstrate the existence of sub-optimality in the collection of property taxes in WAEMU countries.

Challenges Facing the Property Tax Collection System: a Case Study of the City of Harare Municipality

by | Apr 18, 2022 | AMTJ, AMTJ 2022 I1

Challenges Facing the Property Tax Collection System: a Case Study of the City of Harare Municipality

Author: Simbarashe Hamudi

ISSN: 2709-8575
Affiliations: Transfer Pricing Manager at Tax Matrix
Source: African Multidisciplinary Tax Journal, 2022 Issue 1, p. 288-306
https://doi.org/10.47348/AMTJ/V2/i1a15

Abstract

This article assesses the challenges facing the City of Harare’s property tax collection system and proposes measures to improve revenue collection. The research used interviews and questionnaires to collect data from the selected sample of 180 respondents that included municipality officials as well as 137 residents of Harare and 43 property tax administrators. The research used Excel to analyse the data. The findings from the study show that Harare Municipality is facing administrative challenges that have impacted its ability to meet revenue targets because they are not digitalised. Moreover, major challenges such as unawareness of property tax, inadequacy in the system and challenges associated with the digital era were also identified. This article suggests that the challenges can be resolved by investing in digital technology, infrastructure, taxpayer education, improving service delivery of water, road maintenance, refuse collection and street lighting, reducing political interference and improving transparency on the use of revenue from property tax.

Tax Revenue Potential and Effort in Ethiopia: a Comparative Analysis of Stochastic Frontier Analysis vs Utility Maximisation Function as a New Measure of Tax Effort

by | Apr 18, 2022 | AMTJ, AMTJ 2022 I1

Tax Revenue Potential and Effort in Ethiopia: a Comparative Analysis of Stochastic Frontier Analysis vs Utility Maximisation Function as a New Measure of Tax Effort

Author: Fentaw Leykun Fisseha

ISSN: 2709-8575
Affiliations: Assistant professor of accounting and finance, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia and head of department of project management, Amhara Leadership Academy, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Source: African Multidisciplinary Tax Journal, 2022 Issue 1, p. 307-328
https://doi.org/10.47348/AMTJ/V2/i1a16

Abstract

This article tests the new measure of tax efforts following Dalamagas et al (2019) who  argued that in the context of the Arrow-Debreu economy, with fixed labour supply  and no savings, disposable income is equal to private consumption, a utility function  with two arguments, income, and government spending, is maximised concerning  direct and indirect tax rates. The optimal level of tax revenue is derived from a utility  maximisation process and is shown to be equal to the difference between income and  consumption. As a robustness check, the results of the utility maximisation function  were compared to the findings of the stochastic frontier model. Each model records  very near results for tax effort, tax potential, and tax gaps. The empirical findings  revealed that Ethiopia has a large tax gap and poor tax effort, which is primarily due  to policy choices and enforcement procedures.