IMPROVING REVENUE COLLECTION THROUGH TAX AUDIT PRACTICE: THE CASE OF GHANA REVENUE AUTHORITY

IMPROVING REVENUE COLLECTION THROUGH TAX AUDIT PRACTICE: THE CASE OF GHANA REVENUE AUTHORITY

ABSTRACT
The principal source of a government’s revenue should normally be taxation, in Ghana
this is often not the case. The country relies on foreign sources of finance namely foreign
loans and aid due to its poor tax administration capacity and collection ability. To reverse
this trend there is a serious need for revenue administration reform. As part of the reform
an efficient and effective tax audit unit may be needed to enable the government to keep
up with the increasing sophistication of business activity and tax evasion schemes. The
main objective of the study is to find out whether tax audit practice plays a significant
role in tax administration and to analyze the significance of tax audit in strengthening tax
administration capacity, also to analyze the role and significance of tax audit in increasing
tax revenue and to provide concrete suggestions to the issues relating to tax audit practice
in Ghana based on the case study. The study was based on both qualitative and
quantitative case study approaches. The Domestic Tax Revenue Division (DTRD)
(Internal Revenue Service) of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) acted as a case in the
study. The quantitative study involved primary data collection through a field survey and
secondary data collection from the DTRD of the GRA. And the qualitative research
method was considered as a means of gaining access to unquantifiable facts. The result of
the study showed that Tax Audit is very essential in enhancing revenue generation and
has a major part to play in tax administration in Ghana. Even though the employees in the
Tax Audit unit have the necessary skills which enable them to perform their duties and
responsibilities, it is recommended that there must be adequate short term and refresher
training to keep them abreast with current trends of auditing and investigations and also
the numerous amendments to the tax laws.

 

TABLE OF CONTENT

Title page- – – – – – – – – i
Approval page – – – – – – – -ii
Dedication – – – – – – – – -iii
Acknowledgement – – – – – – – -iv
Abstract – – – – – – – – – -v
Table of content – – – – – – – -vi

CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION – – – – – – – -1
1.0 Background of the study – – – – -1
1.1 Statement of the problem – – – – -5
1.2 Purpose of the study – – – – – -6
1.3 Significance of the study – – – – -8
1.4 Research questions – – – – – -9
1.5 Scope of the study – – – – – – -10

CHAPTER TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW – – – – – – -11

CHAPTER THREE

Research methodology – – – – – – -39
Design of study – – – – – – – -40

CHAPTER FOUR

Presentation, analysis and interpretation of data – -48

CHAPTER FIVE

Summary of findings – – – – – – -60
Conclusion – – – – – – – – -61
Recommendations – – – – – – – -62
Suggestions for further research – – – – -64
References – – – – – – – – -65
Appendix I – – – – — – – – -68
Questionnaire. – – – – – – – -69

IMPROVING REVENUE COLLECTION THROUGH TAX AUDIT PRACTICE: THE CASE OF GHANA REVENUE AUTHORITY

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