Does the sole description of a tax authority affect tax evasion?--the impact of described coercive and legitimate power.

Following the classic economic model of tax evasion, taxpayers base their tax decisions on economic determinants, like fine rate and audit probability. Empirical findings on the relationship between economic key determinants and tax evasion are inconsistent and suggest that taxpayers may rather rely...

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Main Authors: Barbara Hartl, Eva Hofmann, Katharina Gangl, Martina Hartner-Tiefenthaler, Erich Kirchler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0123355