Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to advance a new explanation for cross-country variations in the participation of small businesses in the informal economy. Drawing upon institutional theory, it proposes that the greater the asymmetry between the codified laws and regulations of formal...

Tax "justice" has become an increasingly central issue of political debate in many countries, particularly following the cardiac arrest of global financial services in 2008 and the subsequent worldwide slump in trade and production. The evident abuse of tax systems by corporations and rich...

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments and Note on Sources -- Introduction -- Part I Shelters Rising -- 1 The IRS under Siege -- 2 Why Tax Shelters Matter -- 3 Gimme Shelters -- Part II Accounting Firms -- 4 The Skunk Works -- 5 Watson's Choice -- 6 Accounting for Fraud -- 7 Dances with Wolves --...

Steueroasen, das waren bisher immer die anderen - alpine Täler und karibische Inseln. Auf der Grundlage jahrelanger Recherchen zeigt Markus Meinzer in diesem Buch erstmals, wie Deutschland im internationalen Steuerflucht- und Geldwäschegeschäft aktiv mitmischt

Illicit financial flows (IFFs) such as tax evasion are a major policy challenge for developing and emerging economies, in particular as the COVID-19 pandemic has drained domestic resources. This report presents results from a joint project between the OECD and the National Treasury of South...