Abstract: Background: The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of corporate income tax incentives on financial performance of manufacturing firms in Kenya. The main focus of the study was on all manufacturing companies in the register of Kenya Association of Manufacturers.
Materials and Methods: The study adopted descriptive research design where the total population was 447 manufacturing companies and the sample size selected was 211 companies by use of stratified random sampling technique. The data was collected for period ranging from 2009 to 2018 and targeted respondents were officers in the senior management and the accountants in the organizations. Questionnaires were issued to the respondents and only 73.5% of the questionnaires were returned. Data analysis was conducted by use of descriptive and inferential analysis. Diagnostic tests.....
Keywords: Financial Performance; Manufacturing companies; Corporate income tax incentives
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