Similar to many developing nations, Bangladesh's small and medium sector enterprises (SMEs) constitute some 90% of all businesses and play an important role in the country's economic growth and employment. This study investigates the nature and extent of the relationships between the complexity...

Higher compliance costs for a value-added tax (VAT) through excessive government regulations are often portrayed as one of the important factors that affect small and medium enterprises (SME), resulting in potentially significant non-compliance and under representation in terms of their...

Having a basic understanding of the tax system would seem to be part of the knowledge base required for those wishing to run a small business, as owners are likely to be key decision-makers. However, our understanding of the level of tax literacy for Australian small businesses is scant. This...

This article explores the notion of tax neutrality and its relationship to the taxation of business structures, especially for Australian small businesses. In particular, it analyses whether the introduction of a dual income tax (DIT) system, as advocated by Pitcher Partners could achieve this....

Small businesses are seen as vital to the Australian economy. However one particular issue of concern is the stability of their cash flow which can be exacerbated by the unpredictability of the markets, management practices, availability of financing and taxes, such as the goods and services tax...

Small businesses are a critical component of economies, although they face a myriad of issues, including their literacy in relation to a number of key business issues. In recent years tax literacy has been argued as an important part of financial literacy. Research has demonstrated that a...

In Australia, consecutive Federal governments have acknowledged the contribution of small businesses to the economy, and they have introduced tax concessions to try to assist them. A recent concession that aims to reduce the regulatory compliance encountered by small businesses is the Small...

When introducing the GST the Federal Government expressed that there would be the potential for business operators to gain a cash flow benefit from holding the GST revenue collected before remittance. However, it is not clear whether this has been realisable by all business sizes especially...

There is no doubt that the tax laws of many countries are complex and difficult to comply with administratively. In particular, Australia, New Zealand and the United States have tax systems that are generally recognized as complex especially for small businesses. They also have the distinction...