Journal of
Accounting and Taxation

  • Abbreviation: J. Account. Taxation
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6664
  • DOI: 10.5897/JAT
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 208

Full Length Research Paper

Gift tax compliance in Ghana: Evidence from Kumasi Metropolis

Frank Yao GBADAGO
  • Frank Yao GBADAGO
  • Department of Accounting Studies Education, College of Technology Education University of Education, Winneba, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Dadson Awunyo-Vitor
  • Dadson Awunyo-Vitor
  • Department of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and Extension Faculty of Agriculture, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
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  •  Received: 23 October 2014
  •  Accepted: 16 January 2015
  •  Published: 28 February 2015

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