Tax Consultant And Effective Revenue Mobilization At The Grassroots Level (A Case Study Of Arewa Local Government Of Kebbi State

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title page………………………………………………………………………. i

Certification…………………………………………………………………… ii

Dedication……………………………………………………………………… iii

Acknowledgment…………………………………………………………….. iv

CHAPTER ONE

1.1 Introduction…………………………………………………………….. 1

1.2 Statement of the research problem……………………………….. 5

1.3 Objective of the study………………………………………………….. 7

1.4 Research question……………………………………………………… 8

1.5 Significance of the study………………………………………………. 9

1.6 Scope and Limitations of the Study……………………………………….. 10

1.7 Hypothesis of the Study………………………………………………………. 11

1.8 Research methodology and chapterization………………………. 12

1.9 Definition of the Concept…………………………………………….. 14

CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1 Introduction……………………………………………………………… 16

2.2 Function of tax consultants………………………………………….. 17

2.3 The concept of Revenue……………………………………………….. 18

2.4 Local Government finance…………………………………………….. 20

2.5 Responsibilities of revenue collectors……………………………….. 21

2.6 Importance of Internal Revenue………………………………………. 22

2.7 controlling of Local Government Finance………………………….... 23

2.8 Types of financial control……………………………………………………… 24

2.9 The management of Local Government Finance in Nigeria…………… 27

CHAPTER THREE: HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF AREWA LOCAL GOVERNMENT

3.1 Ethnic Composition………………………………………………………… 30

3.2 Geographical Location……………………………………………………… 32

3.3 Social Activities……………………………………………………………… 32

3.4 Economic Activities………………………………………………………… 33

3.5 Religious activities…………………………………………………………. 36

CHAPTER FOUR: DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS

4.1 Introduction……………………………………………………………………… 37

4.2 Presentation and Analysis of data.………………………………………. 48

4.3 Testing hypothesis………………………………………………………….. 51

4.4 Testing Hypothesis by Using statistical Form………………………… 52

4.5 Summary of the finding…………………………………………………… 52

CHAPTER FIVE

5.0 Summary Conclusion, and Recommendation

5.1 Summary……………………………………………………………………….. 53

5.2 Conclusion…………………………………………………………………… 54

5.3 Recommendations…………………………………………………………… 56

Bibliography…………………………………………………………………………… 58