Previous accounting research shows that taxes affect decision making by individuals and firms. Most studies assume that agents have an accurate perception regarding their tax burden. However, there is a growing body of literature analyzing whether taxes are indeed perceived correctly. We review...

Gemeindeeinkommensteuer, Kernstadt-Umland-Wirkung, Mikrosimulation, Steuerstatistik, Zinsabzugsbeschränkungen, Rechtsformneutralität, Rechtsformentscheidungen, Haftungsbeschränkung, Steuerplanung, Steueraggressivität , Steuerprüfung, Corporate Governance. - Local income taxes, regional tax...

The individual capacity to form personal preferences constitutes an essential element of the democratic process. At the same time, policies with far-reaching consequences often require profound expertise. Taxation is such an example. Due to its complex character, bounded rationality might induce...

Although theoretical research on optimal capital taxation suggest to incorporate public opinions, the empirical literature on preferences regarding capital taxation almost exclusively focusses on the emotionally loaded estate tax. This paper presents a more comprehensive investigation of...

In this paper we apply conjoint analysis as an empirical method to study the influence of tax labeling and tax earmarking on the perceived tax burden. As reference for the individual behavior we use the model of a rational utility maximizer described by the economic theory. We determine a...