Impact of Financial Education on Tax Compliance of Small and Medium-Size Enterprises in Zambia

Impact of Financial Education on Tax Compliance of Small and Medium-Size Enterprises in Zambia

Author: Salome Mukoboto

Publisher: GRIN Verlag

Published: 2023-08-30

Total Pages: 41

ISBN-13: 3346931226

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Master's Thesis from the year 2023 in the subject Business economics - Investment and Finance, grade: B, , course: MBA Finance, language: English, abstract: Small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) are all around us. According to the International Trade Credit Survey of 2018, SMEs in Zambia represent 70 percent of Gross Domestic Product(GDP), 88 percent of employment and contribute 97 percent of all businesses in the economy. From a small barbershop around the corner to a woman selling tomatoes at the street corner, the categorization is the same. Like many larger enterprises, small businesses exist with a view to make a profit. The reason for this study is to give attention to these numerous SMEs. A broader analysis will enable various stakeholders to have a clearer picture of what exists on the ground. The importance of SMEs cannot be stressed enough. From providing a source to exchange skills to ensuring that big corporations do not take advantage of the masses, the existence of SMEs remains vital in the world today. SMEs play a role in the manufacture of raw materials required by big corporations. Further, they play a significant role in the supply chain by ensuring that finished products are moved to and from even targeting the most remote areas of the country.


Doing Business 2020

Doing Business 2020

Author: World Bank

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 2019-11-21

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 1464814414

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Seventeen in a series of annual reports comparing business regulation in 190 economies, Doing Business 2020 measures aspects of regulation affecting 10 areas of everyday business activity.


Tax Administration and Firm Performance

Tax Administration and Firm Performance

Author: Ms.Era Dabla-Norris

Publisher: International Monetary Fund

Published: 2017-04-14

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 1475595166

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Tax compliance costs tend to be disproportionately higher for small and young businesses. This paper examines how the quality of tax administration affects firm performance for a large sample of firms in emerging market and developing economies. We construct a novel, internationally comparable, and multidimensional index of tax administration quality (the TAQI) using information from the Tax Administration Diagnostic Assessment Tool. We show that better tax administration attenuates the productivity gap of small and young firms relative to larger and older firms, a result that is robust to controlling for other aspects of tax policy and of economic governance, alternative definitions of small and young firms, and measures of the quality of tax administration. From a policy perspective, we provide evidence that countries can reap growth and productivity dividends from improvements in tax administration that lower compliance costs faced by firms.


Financial Inclusion of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in the Middle East and Central Asia

Financial Inclusion of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in the Middle East and Central Asia

Author: Mr.Nicolas R Blancher

Publisher: International Monetary Fund

Published: 2019-02-12

Total Pages: 73

ISBN-13: 1484398173

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The importance of financial inclusion is increasingly recognized by policymakers around the world. Small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) financial inclusion, in particular, is at the core of the economic diversification and growth challenges many countries are facing. In the Middle East and Central Asia (MENAP and CCA) regions, SMEs represent an important share of firms, but the regions lag most others in terms of SME access to financing.


Revenue Mobilization in Developing Countries

Revenue Mobilization in Developing Countries

Author: International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Dept.

Publisher: International Monetary Fund

Published: 2011-08-03

Total Pages: 86

ISBN-13: 1498339247

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The Fund has long played a lead role in supporting developing countries’ efforts to improve their revenue mobilization. This paper draws on that experience to review issues and good practice, and to assess prospects in this key area.


OECD SME and Entrepreneurship Outlook 2021

OECD SME and Entrepreneurship Outlook 2021

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2021-06-28

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 9264579311

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Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and entrepreneurs have been hit hard during the COVID-19 crisis. Policy responses were quick and unprecedented, helping cushion the blow and maintain most SMEs and entrepreneurs afloat. Despite the magnitude of the shock, available data so far point to sustained start-ups creation, no wave of bankruptcies, and an impulse to innovation in most OECD countries.


FinTech in Sub-Saharan African Countries

FinTech in Sub-Saharan African Countries

Author: Mr.Amadou N Sy

Publisher: International Monetary Fund

Published: 2019-02-14

Total Pages: 61

ISBN-13: 1484385667

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FinTech is a major force shaping the structure of the financial industry in sub-Saharan Africa. New technologies are being developed and implemented in sub-Saharan Africa with the potential to change the competitive landscape in the financial industry. While it raises concerns on the emergence of vulnerabilities, FinTech challenges traditional structures and creates efficiency gains by opening up the financial services value chain. Today, FinTech is emerging as a technological enabler in the region, improving financial inclusion and serving as a catalyst for the emergence of innovations in other sectors, such as agriculture and infrastructure.


Building Tax Culture, Compliance and Citizenship A Global Source Book on Taxpayer Education, Second Edition

Building Tax Culture, Compliance and Citizenship A Global Source Book on Taxpayer Education, Second Edition

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2021-11-24

Total Pages: 150

ISBN-13: 9264724788

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Widespread voluntary tax compliance plays a significant role in countries’ efforts to raise the revenues necessary to achieve Sustainable Development Goals. As part of this process, governments are increasingly reaching out to taxpayers – current and future – to teach, communicate and assist them in order to foster a “culture of compliance” based on rights and responsibilities, in which citizens see paying taxes as an integral aspect of their relationship with their government.


Current Challenges in Revenue Mobilization - Improving Tax Compliance

Current Challenges in Revenue Mobilization - Improving Tax Compliance

Author: International Monetary Fund

Publisher: International Monetary Fund

Published: 2015-01-29

Total Pages: 81

ISBN-13: 1498344895

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This paper addresses core challenges that all tax administrations face in dealing with noncompliance—which are now receiving renewed attention. Long a priority in developing countries, assuring strong compliance has acquired greater priority in countries facing intensified revenue needs, and is critical for fairness and statebuilding. Series: Policy Papers