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

Effectiveness of fraud prevention and detection methods in the public sector in Tanzania

Glory Godson Malle
  • Glory Godson Malle
  • Department of Business Studies, Faculty of Commerce, Jordan University College (JUCo), P. O. Box 1878 Morogoro, Tanzania.
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Lazaro Athanas Mwonge
  • Lazaro Athanas Mwonge
  • Department of Business Studies, Faculty of Commerce, Jordan University College (JUCo), P. O. Box 1878 Morogoro, Tanzania.
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Alexis Naho
  • Alexis Naho
  • Department of Economics, Mathematics and Statistics, Jordan University College (JUCo), P. O. Box 1878 Morogoro, Tanzania.
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  •  Received: 25 August 2021
  •  Accepted: 02 November 2021
  •  Published: 31 January 2022

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