Tax Audit Practice in Ethiopia: The Case of the Federal Government
| dc.contributor.advisor | Wollela, Abehodie (PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mihret, Getaneh | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-05-12T07:31:46Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-04T07:57:56Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-05-12T07:31:46Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-04T07:57:56Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2011-06 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study examines tax audit practice in Ethiopia (the case oj federal govern ment), and inves tigates key proble ms in tax audit operation regardin g th e appropria teness oj audit typ e used, audit rat e, aptness oj audit case selection metho d~ and audit examination techniques used, and the experience and capability oj audit staff resources. The study adopts mixed method approach in order to achieve the research objec tiv"s and to answer research question s. Specifically, the techn iqu es used in th e study include survey with tax audit ors and in ves tigators, in-depth interviews with tax officials and taxpayers , and documentary analysis. With these research l1letho d~, the results oj the study reveal th at tax audit program remains undeveloped with slight range oj tax audit activities peljormed targe ting al'lly sp ecific risks. The tax audit program is a toddler tool in improving vo l untary compliance and increasingJuture revenue peljorllJance through educating and helping taxpayers to understand th eir tax obligations. The study also shows low audit coverage, the absence oj compliance ris k-based alldit case selection strategy, scarcity oj alldit resources, tax auditors in particular, and absence oj projicient and experienced teLr auditors. In the end, the s tudy Jonvards the possible measures to be taken by the Ethiopian Revenue and Custo ms Authority to mitigate problems in tar audit operatioll. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/26418 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | A.A.U | en_US |
| dc.subject | Tax Audit Practice in Ethiopia | en_US |
| dc.subject | Federal Government | en_US |
| dc.title | Tax Audit Practice in Ethiopia: The Case of the Federal Government | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |