The following is extracted from a submission. Read the extract below and answer the following questions. List at least three points in the marking criteria that the following submission would not satisfy based on the available information. Suggest the methodology framework (or data collection method) for a descriptive research. (Please note that ‘descriptive research’ is a type of research that describes a population, situation, or phenomenon that is being studied. It focuses on answering the how, what, when, and where questions If a research problem, rather than the why.)

Research question

The pandemic led to a lot of companies registering losses in terms of sales (Churchill, 2021). In such, it is important to determine how these companies were able to manage their tax obligations, given that there was an economic downturn related to the pandemic. Particular questions include;

a. How did COVID 19 affect taxation for the ASX companies?

b. How was the government reaction in COVID era to ease tax burden?

c. Which tax concerns are specific to the top companies in the ASX during the COVID pandemic?

d. Which major tax changes can improve performance for the top Australian companies?

Research methodology

Research Design

The study sought to establish the association of tax payments and the COVID pandemic as relates the top ten companies in the ASX. In order to achieve this, it was necessary to have these companies developing the realistic issues such as the concerns raised in the research question. It was for this reason that it became clear that there was need to look into issues associated with the losses from the COVID pandemic. This would take the form of a descriptive research design. Such an approach would require that the organization be willing to offer information about the actual concerns of taxation associated with their organization. At the same time, there would be need to have these different organizations requiring to ensure that there would be a clear determination of the taxation concerns that made their organizations as tax vulnerable as they were (Higginson, et al. 2020).