John Braithwaite's seminal work on responsive regulation has been taken up and developed by tax authorities around the world. It has had a major impact on methods of tax administration. This approach has some limitations and difficulties, however, including constitutional objections. This...

The Tax Agent Services (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2009 (Cth) creates safe harbours that protect taxpayers from administrative penalty for false or misleading statements and late lodgement. These will affect the vast majority of taxpayers because around 74 per cent...

The Tax Agent Services (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2009 (Cth) creates safe harbours that protect taxpayers from administrative penalty for false or misleading statements and late lodgement. These will affect the vast majority of taxpayers because around 74 per cent...

This Handbook entry presents a conceptual, normative overview of the subject of taxation. It emphasizes the relationships among the main functions of taxation -- notably, raising revenue, redistributing income, and correcting externalities -- and the mapping between these functions and various...

Economists generally assume the existence of sufficient institutions to sustain a market economy and tax the citizens. However, this starting point cannot easily be taken for granted in many states, neither in history nor in the developing world of today. This paper develops a framework where...

Economists generally assume the existence of sufficient institutions to sustain a market economy and tax the citizens. However, this starting point cannot easily be taken for granted in many states, neither in history nor in the developing world of today. This paper develops a framework where...

Economists generally assume the existence of sufficient institutions to sustain a market economy and tax the citizens. However, this starting point cannot easily be taken for granted in many states, neither in history nor in the developing world of today. This paper develops a framework where...