A study of taxpayer compliance literature leaves little doubt that there exists many gaps of knowledge and little consensus on appropriate methodologies in this field. Progress appears to have been hampered by the dominate pursuit of an over-arching theory of compliance behaviour, and by the use...

The issue of tax compliance costs continues to attract public attention throughout the OECD. This is particularly true in Australia, where major tax reforms are taking place. This paper reports on an ongoing research project on federal tax compliance costs conducted by a research team from the...

This paper considers some of the aspects of taxation of intangibles presently of concern in Australia and the United Kingdom. The paper will attempt to identify the opportunities presented for tax minimisation involving intangibles, and suggest appropriate responses. The paper will describe and...

The taxation of financial services is one of the most vexing aspects of a Value Added Tax (VAT). Conceptually, VAT should apply to any fee for service but where financial services are concerned there is a difficulty in identifying the taxable amount, i.e. the value added by financial...