Journal of
Accounting and Taxation

  • Abbreviation: J. Account. Taxation
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6664
  • DOI: 10.5897/JAT
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 209

Full Length Research Paper

Determinants of business tax compliance: A case study of Togo

Koku Eli Soglo
  • Koku Eli Soglo
  • Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, CERDI, IRD, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France & Université de Lomé, FASEG, Togo.
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Isaac Amedanou
  • Isaac Amedanou
  • Research Associate, LASTA & University of Rouen Normandie, Department of Economics, Rouen 76000, France.
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  •  Received: 22 February 2023
  •  Accepted: 18 April 2023
  •  Published: 30 June 2023

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