ABSTRACT 
 
 From original conception, taxation may be regarded as an assessment imposed by the government to meet the express of government structures.
 The aim of this research is to find out how taxation effect, the manufacturing firms with reference to Ikeji plastic company limited Onitsha. The research seeks to find out if these effect are positively oriented or negatively oriented.
 The study is carried out as step towards giving answer to these problems. In attempt to solve the research questions, questionnaires were used to guide the study the collected data and stated questions were later analyzed and tested using arithmetic percentages. The influences and deducation drawn from these analyzes and tested reveals certain facts.
 It was discovered that the effect of taxation on the manufacturing firms was both positive and negative. In as much as those interviewed held the view that the tax their company pay is too much, they also agree the they enjoy some benefit from paying such taxes.
 From the findings, the researcher therefore recommends that government should find a way of checking and balancing tax payment so as not to discourage tax payment on the part of the payers.  
  
 TABLE OF CONTENT
 
 Title page
 Approval page 
 Dedication
 Acknowledgement 
 Abstract 
 Table of content 
 
 CHAPTER ONE 
 Introduction 
 1.1Statement of problem and purpose of the study 
 1.2Rational of the study 
 1.3Significance of the study 
 1.4Background of the study 
 1.5Definition of terms
 
 
 CHAPTER TWO 
 Review of related literature 
 2.1What is tax 
 2.2Origin of taxation 
 2.3Legal development of income tax of companies (source) 
 2.4Forms of taxes
 2.5Objective of taxation 
 2.6Principles of taxation (source)
 2.7The problems of manufacturing firms in Nigeria (sources)
 
 CHAPTER THREE 
 3.1Hypothesis
 3.2Sources of data 
 3.3Location of data 
 3.4Method of data collection 
 3.5Method of data analysis 
 3.6Limitation of the study 
 
 CHAPTER FOUR 
 Data presentation, data analysis and discussion of results 
 4.1Data presentation 
 4.2Data analysis 
 4.3Discussion of result 
 
 CHAPTER FIVE 
 Summary, conclusion and recommendation 
 5.1Summary 
 5.2Conclusion 
 5.3Recommendation 
 Areas of further research 
 Bibliography