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

The development of a scale to measure SMEs tax compliance in Nigeria: An adaptation of Fischer's model

Olusegun Vincent
  • Olusegun Vincent
  • School of Management and Social Sciences, Pan-Atlantic University, Lagos, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 06 June 2021
  •  Accepted: 23 July 2021
  •  Published: 31 July 2021

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