This study aims to determine the effect of 1) tax knowledge, 2) awareness, 3) morale, 4) compliance. The sampling in this research was conducted by using an incidental method. Methods data collection through questionnaires that have been distributed 100 respondents who met criteria. Multiple linear regression analysis shows and morale are significant toward simultaneous a on It can be concluded...

Happy Taxpayers? Income Taxation and Well-Being This paper offers a first empirical investigation of how labor taxation (income and payroll taxes) affects individuals' well-being. For identification, we exploit exogenous variation in tax rules over time and across demographic groups using 26 years of German panel data. We find that the tax effect on subjective well-being is significant and posi...

This paper offers a first empirical investigation of how labor taxation (income and payroll taxes) affects individuals' well-being. For identification, we exploit exogenous variation in tax rules over time and across demographic groups using 26 years of German panel data. We find that the tax effect on subjective well-being is significant and positive when controlling for income net of taxes. T...

We build a model where a buyer negotiates a price discount with a seller in exchange for not asking the receipt and paying in cash, allowing tax evasion. Sellers and buyers are heterogeneous with respect to their tax morale and to their cost of managing payment instruments different from cash. We study how a tax rebate for the buyer and a tax on cash withdrawals affect tax evasion and governmen...

Tax compliance has been studied in economics by analysing the individual decision of a representative person between paying and evading taxes. A neglected aspect of tax compliance is the interaction of taxpayers and tax authorities. The relationship between the two actors can be understood as an implicit or "psychological" contract. Studies on tax evasion in Switzerland show that the more stron...