Steuervereinfachung wird häufig gefordert. Aus betriebswirtschaftlicher Sicht ist jedoch unklar, welche Entscheidungswirkungen und Verteilungsfolgen Steuer-vereinfachungen tatsächlich haben. Am Beispiel der Betrieblichen Altersvorsorge untersuchen wir experimentell die Wirkungen einer...

Steuervereinfachung wird häufig gefordert. Aus betriebswirtschaftlicher Sicht ist jedoch unklar, welche Entscheidungswirkungen und Verteilungsfolgen Steuer-vereinfachungen tatsächlich haben. Am Beispiel der Betrieblichen Altersvorsorge untersuchen wir experimentell die Wirkungen einer...

Tax preparation firms advertise their services as a way to save taxes. To investigate this subject, we use a panel of German income tax accounting data, consisting of employees and other taxpayers with non-business income, to explore the relationship between expenses for tax preparation and tax...

Using a panel of German income tax accounting data from taxpayers with no business income (employees), we find a negative relationship between tax preparation expenses and tax liabilities. However, preparation expenses are shown to exceed estimated tax savings. Specifically, one additional Euro...

Tax preparation firms advertise their services as a way to save taxes. To investigate this subject, we use a panel of German income tax accounting data, consisting of employees and other taxpayers with non-business income, to explore the relationship between expenses for tax preparation and tax...

This study analyzes how the Big Five personality traits and professional experience affect the aggressiveness of tax preparers' recommendations. To this aim, we conduct a survey among tax professionals of a Big Four accounting firm and tax students. Using treatment-effects regressions, we find...