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

Capital structure and corporate financial distress of manufacturing firms in Nigeria

Ikpesu Fredrick
  • Ikpesu Fredrick
  • Department of Accounting, School of Management and Social Science, Pan-Atlantic University, Lagos, Nigeria.
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Eboiyehi Osazemen C.
  • Eboiyehi Osazemen C.
  • Department of Banking and Finance, Faculty of Management Science, University of Benin, Edo State, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 08 August 2018
  •  Accepted: 29 August 2018
  •  Published: 30 September 2018

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