Effects of supervision on tax compliance : evidence from a field experiment in Austria


Autoria(s): Gangl, Katharina; Torgler, Benno; Kirchler, Erich; Hofmann, Eva
Data(s)

01/06/2014

Resumo

We conduct a field experiment on tax compliance, focusing on newly founded firms. As a novelty the effect of tax authorities’ supervision on timely tax payments is examined. Interestingly, results show no positive overall effect of close supervision on tax compliance.

Identificador

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/78646/

Publicador

Elsevier BV

Relação

DOI:10.1016/j.econlet.2014.03.027

Gangl, Katharina, Torgler, Benno, Kirchler, Erich, & Hofmann, Eva (2014) Effects of supervision on tax compliance : evidence from a field experiment in Austria. Economics Letters, 123(3), pp. 378-382.

Direitos

Copyright 2014 The Authors

This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/).

Fonte

QUT Business School; School of Economics & Finance

Palavras-Chave #Tax compliance #Tax evasion #Field experiment #Deterrence #Supervision
Tipo

Journal Article