SALAM, Mudathir Olanrewaju2021-05-272021-05-272019-092659-1952https://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/20.500.12484/5497Public governance quality in terms of government effectiveness and prevention of corruption is crucial to achieving personal income taxpayers' compliance and efficient revenue generation. This study examines the relationship between public governance quality and direct tax version of personal income tax compliance in Ilorin metropolis, Kwara State, Nigeria. Using purposive sampling technique, sample size of three hundred and ninety-four (394) respondents from registered Small and Medium Enterprises operating in Ilorin metropolis were chosen. Data was collected through the use of a structured questionnaire; the study applies both descriptive and inferential statistics. Ordered Logistic Regression was used in testing the hypotheses of the study. Results indicate that there is no relationship between voice and accountability; political stability and absence of violence; confidence in the rule of law and regulatory quality. However, there is relationship between government effectiveness and control of corruption and the direct tax version of personal income tax compliance. Therefore, public governance quality was found to influence tax compliance in relation to government effectiveness and control of corruption. Based on the findings, it was recommended that there should be tremendous improvement in government effectiveness in the provision of quality infrastructure; quality health service and quality educational system to encourage personal income taxpayers to be tax-compliant; and also, adequate measures to strengthening the machinery put in place to control corruption in the state should be given priority.enPersonal income taxPublic governance qualityTax compliance,Government effectiveness,Quality infrastructureArticle