SURVEY TOOL FOR ANALYSING THE IMPACT OF GOVERNMENT POLICY ON TAX EXEMPTION

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1. Indicate your age bracket?:

A. 18-25 B. 26-35 C. 36-55 D. 56-70 E. 71 & Above

2. Indicate your marital status:

A. Single B. Married C. Separated D. Divorced E. Widowed

3. Employment Status?:

A. Employed B. Self-employed C. Unemployed

4. What is your Educational level?:

A. No Formal Education B. SSCE/FSLC C. NCE/OND D. Graduate E. Post-Graduate

5. What is your monthIy income bracket?:

A. 1Ok - 1OOk B. 101k -2OOk C. 201k - 3OOk D. 301k - 5OOk E. Above 5OOk

6a. Which category of Business do you belong?:

6b. If your answer to question 6a above is OTHERS, please specify

7. List the various Taxes/Levies/Fees/Fines etc that you were paying before the exemption policy

8a. Which authorities were responsible for collecting the Taxes/Levies?:

A. Cross River IRS B. Local Government C. Touts/Unknown Groups D. Ministries, Departments or Agencies of Government (MDAs) E. Others

8b. If your answer to question 8a above is Ministries, Departments or Agencies of Government (MDAs), please specify

8c. If your answer to question 8a above is OTHERS, please specify

9a. What was the frequency of the payments?:

A. Daily B. Weekly C. MonthIy D. Yearly E. Others

9b. If your answer to question 9a above is OTHERS, please specify

10. Do you know the difference between Taxes, Levies, Fees, Fines, e.t.c

A. Yes B. No

11. Do you have a Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN)?

A. Yes B. No

12a. Are you a member of any professional Body, Group, Union or Association? (e.g Hoteliers association, Tricycle Owners Association, Barbing/Hair Saloon Association, Watt Market Traders Association, Marian Market Traders Association, Calabar Amalgamated Traders Union, e.t.c)

A. Yes B. No B. Others

12b. If your answer to question 12a above is OTHERS, please specify

13. If YES in 12a above, do Revenue Authorities engage with your Union/Association on sensitization and payment of Government Taxes and Levies?

A. Yes B. No

14. If yes in 13 above, have your group ever enrolled or agreed to our presumptive tax regime?

A. Yes B. No

15. Have you obtained a Tax Clearance Certificate (TCC) before?

A. Yes B. No

16. After the pronouncement of the exemptions, do revenue authorities (MDAs, Local Govts) still come to asses/urge you to pay taxes/Levies

A. Yes B. No

17. If YES in 16 above, please mention the authorities and the types of Taxes/levies you are still being urged to pay

18. What purpose did you obtain a Tax Clearance Certificate (TCC) for?

19. How has the Tax Exemption Policy impacted on the growth of your business?

A. Significantly B. Not Significantly C. Not at all D. Not Sure

20a. How were you paying your taxes before?

A. Cash (by hand) B. Bank C.Self (Online) D.POS E.Others

20b. If your answer to 20a above is Others please specify

21. In your opinion, Small/Medium Businesses do not thrive in the State because

A. No enabling Environment B. Lack of Patronage C. Poor Management D. Excessive Taxes/Levies E. No access to Finance

22. If your answer in 21 above is D, please give examples

23. What suggestions do you have for the Cross River Internal Revenue Service to enable us improve and serve you better?

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SURVEY FOR IMPLEMENTING THE GOVERNMENT POLICY ON TAX EXEMPTION FOR LOW INCOME EARNERS IN CROSS RIVER STATE