Tax evasion and the underground economy

Tax evasion and the underground economy*

The problem of tax evasion arises in an economy in which every taxpayer regards the output of the public sector as independent of her actions and the taxpayer can be audited by the public authority and fined, if found guilty. Earlier contributions to the study of tax evasion in a game-theoretical framework include Sandmo (1981), Reinganum and Wilde (1985, 1986), Graetz et al. (1986), Greenberg ...

Underground Economy And Tax Gap

underground economy and tax gap

value added tax and tax evasion

The phenomenon of tax evasion has been always one of the most major issues among economists due to it's devastating effects on the economy and the process of economic development. Many scholars have always sought to provide solutions to reduce and limit tax evasion. The introduction of the VAT system can be seen as a milestone in the area of economic transparency and tax evasion, which refers t...

The Hidden Economy and Tax - Evasion Prosecutions in New Zealand

We consider non-stationary time-series data for the size of the hidden economy and for tax-related prosecutions in New Zealand. The two series are found to be cointegrated, and there is strong evidence of Granger causality from prosecutions to hidden activity. There is no significant evidence of reverse causality. Author Contact: Professor David E. A. Giles, Department of Economics, University ...