February 2018

Firm specific determinants of corporate effective tax rate of listed firms in Nigeria

This study examines the Corporate Effective Tax Rates (ETRs) of non-financial firms listed in Nigerian Stock Exchange. The study also measures the neutrality of taxation within the Nigerian economic sectors and establishes the relationships between ETRs and firm specific characteristics of size, leverage, profitability, capital intensity, inventory intensity, labour intensity and auditor type. Data were extracted from...

Author(s): Yinka Mashood Salaudeen and Uchenna Celestine Eze