The paper shows how tax rate cuts can increase revenues by improving tax compliance. The intuition is that tax evasion has externalities: tax evaders protect each other, because they tie down limited enforcement capacity. Thus, relatively small tax rate cuts, which decrease incentives to evade...

This paper presents estimates of the size of the shadow economy in 76 developing, transition, and OECD countries, which are derived by combining figures from different estimation methods. We describe and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the different estimation methods. We find that the...

This report discusses implementation of the compliance risk model (CRM) by Moldova’s tax department. The CRM has shown encouraging results in 2011, in terms of extra revenue. However, the assessment reports that for long-lasting impact, the model requires further improvement in taxpayer...

Nach § 147 Abs. 6 AO (Abgabenordnung) haben die Finanzbehörden im Rahmen einer Außenprüfung das Recht, Einsicht in die gespeicherten Daten zu nehmen (...). Hiervon betroffen sind Betriebs-, Umsatzsteuersonder-, Lohnsteueraußen- und Kapitalertragssteuerprüfungen sowie die...

The present paper is the result of an interdisciplinary analysis in which we plan to investigate the difference between two concepts that may appear to be synonymous, but which, in reality, are distinct forms of checking the taxpayer: tax audit and antifraud controls. In addition, special...

The low values of public finances, due to the low level of collecting revenues, the high level of tax evasion and the low level of accessing European funds, makes the executive power to make frequent and unpredictable changes to the tax system, designed to streamline it in order to collect...

The essential characteristic of taxable matter is its great diversity, consequence of multiple forms under which income is in economy. Regarding some taxes, the taxable matter can be mistaken for the tax basis, while, regarding other taxes it constitutes a resultant of the unification of many...

Tax evasion is a complex soclo-economic phenomenon of the utmost importance, that states are facing today and seeks to limit its undesirable consequences as much as possible, eradication is virtually impossible. The effects of tax evasion are directly reflected on the levels of tax revenues,...

Проанализированы теоретические и методологические аспекты формирования института профессиональной независимой медиации налоговых споров и поддержки решений...