A dynamic equilibrium model of an economy with underground trade is developed in which agents devote effort to search, building up networks of underground contacts. The model is used to illustrate dynamic responses to tax increases. The model is shown to be consistent with the stylized fact that...

Using cumulative prospect theory as a notable example of reference-dependent preference, we revisit the basic portfolio model of tax evasion. We show that some controversial implications of the standard expected-utility theory, including that of a negative relationship between tax rates and...

We consider a model where agents can invest their wealth at home and abroad. The resulting capital income is taxed by withholding taxes which are smaller than the final income tax rate. Therefore, evasion of capital income is advantageous. We look into the optimal portfolio decision and the...

The author investigates here the impact of taxes on the size of the underground economy. Starting from the reference model of Allingham and Sandmo (1972), he derives three other sub-models from which it constructs a general model. The author used this model to evaluate the limits between which...

The Business tax in Germany (German: Gewerbesteuer) has remained a continuous problem in spite of the recent economic boom. There has been a dramatic resurgence of populist voices calling for the abolition of the German Business tax. Regardless of these debates, the structural deficits of the...

The paper estimates the Portuguese Shadow Economy (SE) from 1977 to 2004 and tests the statistical relationships between the SE and other economic variables. In order to carry out the econometric analysis, a multiple indicators multiple causes (MIMIC) model with means and intercepts is applied....

The purpose of this study is comprehensive reform and administration profit tax analysis in the beginning of 2000s in Russia. Thee aspects are in focus: (1) profit tax collection analysis, tax revenue modeling and determination of profi t tax potential (2) tax evasion and avoidance study (3)...

The authors made an attempt to analyse a wide scope of issues connected with the tax position of non_commercial organizations. In the book they describe the policy of a number of foreign countries regarding taxation of non_commercial organizations and peculiarities of the Russian approach to the...

This note reexamines the model of tax evasion of the monopolistic firm with profit taxes by incorporating the firm's strategic behavior for tax avoidance. It is shown that under certain conditions, the monopolist's decisions on output and expenditure are no longer separable from the evasion...

We use Nielsen Homescan data to examine who bears the economic burden of cigarette taxes. We find cigarette taxes are less than fully passed through to consumer prices, suggesting consumers and producers split the excess burden of these taxes. Using information on consumer location, we show the...