Bearing of Tax Audit on Tax Compliance and Revenue Generation in Ekiti State

Abstract

The paper examined the impact of tax audit on revenue generation in Ekiti State. The data used for this study was gathered using structured questionnaire administered to 312 staff of the Ekiti State Internal Revenue Service. A regression analysis technique was adopted, and the result revealed that certain per cent of the revenue generated in Ekiti State could be explained by the tax audit; It was also discovered that auditing access, auditing officials, an effective tax audit, non-compliance, audit fieldwork, tax audit control, and corruption affect the revenue generation by 1.188, 0.319, 0.596, 0.148, 0.157, 0.125 and 0.002 respectively; the probability value 0.00, 0.01, 0.00, 0.022 and 0.00 ˂ 0.05 showed that auditing access, auditing officials, effective tax audit and incentive were statistically significant at 5 per cent level; the probability of F-statistic value 0.000 ˂ 0.05 revealed that the model was appropriate for determining the impact of tax audit on revenue generation in Ekiti State. Thus, the study concluded that tax audit should be embraced as it maximizes the collection of revenue which enables the government to address developmental projects that will benefit its citizenry and also helps in strengthening the businesses of the taxpayer.

Tax Administration and Generation of Tax Revenue in Nigeria

“…Tax audit is an examination of a taxpayer's business records and financial affairs to ensure that the amount of tax reported is paid in accordance with tax laws and regulations; tax amnesty is a program in which non-compliant taxpayers are given a window of opportunity to pay an outstanding tax debt in exchange for forgiveness of a liability relating to a previous period without fear of penalty or prosecution; tax enforcement is the use of a variety of strategies to ensure that tax laws and regulations are followed; (Adesina & Uyioghosa, 2016;Bassey & Oluwafemi, 2017;Dada & Taiwo, 2020). According to a study conducted by Folayan and Adeniyi (2018), tax evasion has a negative impact on government revenue collection in Oyo State, resulting in revenue loss.…”