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The paper presents the main characteristics of BETAMOD, a static microsimulation model that reproduces the Italian … on a detailed reconstruction of tax legislation. With respect to the vast majority of existing tax microsimulation models …
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This paper proposes a method for evaluating the impact of tax reform on tax revenues and the distribution of the tax burden. The technique consists of decomposing actual revenue relative to potential revenue into components attributable to (i) changes in the tax rate structure (ii) deductions...
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The paper studies tax evasion in an evolutionary setting. In addition to standard variables such as the fine they may have to pay if found guilty or the probability of being audited, individuals' inclination to engage in tax evasion may also be affected by social interactions. Individuals...
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This paper provides empirical evidence on intertemporal income shifting during the implementation of a major tax reform in Uruguay. We exploit VAT and income tax returns for the universe of individuals that declare activity as liberal professionals (e.g. lawyers, public notaries, architects,...
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There has been a lot of discussion recently regarding the macroeconomic consequences of a distortionary taxation system. However the way this distortionary taxation scheme or instrument is modeled in macroeconomic analysis, as well as the ability of these models to capture the effects implied by...
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We measure tax evasion in Italy by estimating a food expenditure equation that disentangles households with prevalent …-employed workers in Italy exhibit a similar attitude to tax evasion as those in other developed countries. Therefore, we point to the … structure of the economy for an explanation of why aggregate tax evasion in Italy is larger than in other developed countries …
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This paper provides a general equilibrium model of income tax evasion. As functions of the share of income reported, the paper contributes an analytic derivation of the tax elasticity of taxable income, the welfare cost of the tax, and government revenue as a percent of output. It shows how an...
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We ask whether attitudes toward government play a causal role in the evasion of U.S. personal income taxes. We first use individual-level survey data to demonstrate a link between sharing the party of the president and trust in the administration generally and opinions on taxation and spending...
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This paper provides a general equilibrium model of income tax evasion. As functions of the share of income reported, the paper contributes an analytic derivation of the tax elasticity of taxable income, the welfare cost of the tax, and government revenue as a percent of output. It shows how an...
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