E-tax Payment and Non-Oil Revenue in Nigeria

Eze Emmanuel Ogbonnaya

Department of Management and Social Science, Accounting Programme, College of Management and Social Sciences, Rhema University Nigeria, Aba, Abia State, Nigeria.

Unegbu Angus Okechukwu *

Department of Management and Social Science, Accounting Programme, College of Management and Social Sciences, Rhema University Nigeria, Aba, Abia State, Nigeria.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.


Abstract

This study assessed how electronic taxation (e-tax) affects non-oil revenue generation in Nigeria. The pre and post study employed an ex-post facto research design, using secondary data from the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and Central Bank of Nigeria Bulletin from 1994-2023. The population of the study consisted of the entire revenue from non-oil sources and the study sample involved the complete enumeration method. Data for the study on company income tax, value -added tax and education tax were obtained from the platform of Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and Central Bank of Nigeria. Descriptive statistics and paired sample t-tests were carried out and the adjusted R2 of 0.93 and 100.98 from dummy variables revealed that while there was a positive, though statistically insignificant impact of the e-tax system on revenue generation, indicating a significant improvement in tax productivity. The study recommends that the e-tax system needs to be customized for SMEs by designing simplified e-tax platforms specifically for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to ease their compliance burden. Public awareness and education campaigns should also be created to help inform taxpayers about the benefits and usage of the e-tax system.

Keywords: Companies income tax, education tax, non-oil revenue, value added tax


How to Cite

Ogbonnaya, Eze Emmanuel, and Unegbu Angus Okechukwu. 2025. “E-Tax Payment and Non-Oil Revenue in Nigeria”. Asian Journal of Economics, Business and Accounting 25 (7):321-32. https://doi.org/10.9734/ajeba/2025/v25i71893.

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