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    The Attitude of Large Tax Payers and their Compliance on VAT System in Ethiopia Revenue and Customs Authority
    (A.A.U, 2020-05) Assefa Wakjira; Abebe Yitayew
    The purpose of this study was to assess the attitude of large tax payers and their compliance on VAT System in ERCA Ethiopia. To conduct this study, descriptive survey method was employed. A total of 238 sample respondents were involved, of which 170 large tax payers and 68 ERCA employees were selected and involved in the study. Both purposive and systematic random samplings were employed. Specifically, a random sampling technique was employed for large tax payers as well as employees who were treated through questionnaire whereas purposive sampling technique was applied for the management of ERCA. Frequency count, percentage, mean and standard deviation were utilized to analyze quantitative data gained through the questionnaires. The finding of the study indicated that large tax taxpayers report lower business performance while they issued sales invoices to respective clients, there was moderate tax education program for tax payers and the authority has moderate free call information centers as well. Besides, VAT implementation in large tax payer’s office (ERCA) has faced different challenges and apart from the existing challenges, failure to provide tax payers information, failed to provide receipts for the service that you are selling as well as awareness related issues usually the authority practicing. The study recommends that the authority together with stakeholder of the tax system should introduce a research budget line in the branch offices and at Federal level so that possible problems can be identified just the time set.