Informal Accounting Systems in Zimbabwe

ISBN-13: 9783846511541 / Angielski / Miękka / 68 str.

Clainos Chidoko; Bernard Mutembwa; Joseph Bemani

Opis

This book sought to determine the effectiveness of record keeping and accounting systems in the informal sector businesses in Mucheke Light Industrial Area in Masvingo City. Seventy-seven informal sector businesses, the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA), Small Enterprises Development Corporation (SEDCO), the Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprises Development and Zambuko Trust were used as research subjects. It was established that record keeping and accounting systems in the informal sector were ineffective and unreliable. The businesses lacked the necessary knowledge and interest in keeping proper and effective records and accounts. The authors recommend that the informal sector businesses be trained in record and accounting systems. It is also useful if stakeholders dealing with the sector require dependence on records and accounting systems for purposes of monitoring and advice. The book targets all stakeholders who have interest in the development of informal businesses.

O autorze

Clainos Chidoko lectures Economics at Great Zimbabwe University. His interests are in industrialization. Bernard Mutembwa lectures Accounting at Great Zimbabwe University. His interests are in taxation and Small and Medium Enterprises issues. Joseph Bemani is the Dean of Commerce at Great Zimbabwe University. His interests are in law of taxation.