Alex Mugarura1 , Will Kaberuka2 , Gregory Tweheyo3 and Bruno Muramuzi4
1,2,4. Makerere University Business School, P.O Box 1337, Kampala, Uganda
3. Busitema University, P.O Box 236, Tororo, Uganda

MLA 8
Mugarura, Alex, et al. "TAX UNDERSTANDING, TAX AWARENESS, AND TAX COMPLIANCE IN NAKAWA DIVISION, KAMPALA DISTRICT, UGANDA: THE MODERATING ROLE OF PUBLIC TRUST." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 6, no. 11, Nov. 2021, pp. 4301-4322, doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2021.v06i11.005. Accessed Nov. 2021.
APA 6
Mugarura, A., Kaberuka, W., Tweheyo, G., & Muramuzi, B. (2021, November). TAX UNDERSTANDING, TAX AWARENESS, AND TAX COMPLIANCE IN NAKAWA DIVISION, KAMPALA DISTRICT, UGANDA: THE MODERATING ROLE OF PUBLIC TRUST. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 6(11), 4301-4322. Retrieved from doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2021.v06i11.005
Chicago
Mugarura, Alex, Will Kaberuka, Gregory Tweheyo, and Bruno Muramuzi. "TAX UNDERSTANDING, TAX AWARENESS, AND TAX COMPLIANCE IN NAKAWA DIVISION, KAMPALA DISTRICT, UGANDA: THE MODERATING ROLE OF PUBLIC TRUST." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 6, no. 11 (November 2021), 4301-4322. Accessed November, 2021. doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2021.v06i11.005.

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