Corporate Taxation, Capital Investment Decisions and Firm Performance of Quoted Non-Financial Firms in Nigeria
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https://doi.org/10.33003/fujafr-2023.v1i2.33.61-70Keywords:
Corporate Taxation, Investment Decisions, Firm Performance, Non-Financial Firm, Nigeria.Abstract
The study examined the effect of corporate taxation, capital investment decisions on firm performance. Ex-post facto research design was adopted using secondary source of data, 61 firms were purposively sampled from years 2012 to 2020 and data were obtained from the audited annual reports of selected firms. Panel Regression Analysis with fixed effects was adopted and the result showed that Positive and significant relationship was found to exist between CEP and ROA while GNC was negative and insignificant. Corporate tax was positively insignificant related to ROA. Also, there was insignificant positive influence of corporate taxation on the two-investment metrics. The study further found that corporate taxation and investment decisions jointly have positive and significant relationship with firm performance. It was concluded that corporate taxation and investment decisions jointly had significant influence on firm performance of non-financial firms in Nigeria.
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