Socio and ethno-cultural embeddedness of transnational Nigerian immigrant entrepreneurs in Ghana

Comparative Migration Studies

Table 3 Matrix of informality: business/tax registration and account statuses

	√		✗
	Business registration status
RGD	3		38
GIPC	2		39
BOP	16		25
		Tax registration status
LGU		14
DTRD of GRA		13
		Account status
No formal account records		29
Some accounts recorded		9
Full accounts recorded		3

RGD, Registrar general’s department; GIPC, Ghana investment promotion centre; BOP, business operation permits, LGU, local government units; DTRD, domestic tax revenue division; GRA, Ghana revenue authority