Project Topic 5

The effect of communication in the mobilization of Tax

The traditional function of tax system is to generate sufficient revenue to meet public sector requirements.  Tax revenue is the revenue derived by government from taxable persons to undertake its planned expenditure.  It is a compulsory payment made by taxable persons to the Revenue Agencies on behalf of government.

The main objective of the study is to assess the effects of communication among tax authorities and the tax payers on compliance, and how it affects the revenue mobilization.

The specific objectives of this study are:

1.      Examine factors that militate against revenue officials and the taxpayers on compliance.

2.      Investigate problems encountered in taxing the formal and the informal sector.

3.      Access the level of communication and its effects on revenue mobilization in Ghana.