What motivates tax compliance?

J Alm - Journal of economic surveys, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
In this paper, I review and assess what we have learned about what motivates individuals to
pay–or to not pay–their legally due tax liabilities. I focus on three specific questions. First …

From the lab to the field: A review of tax experiments

G Mascagni - Journal of Economic Surveys, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Tax experiments have been gaining momentum in recent years, although this literature
dates back several decades. With new developments in methods and data availability, tax …

Trust and power as determinants of tax compliance across 44 nations

L Batrancea, A Nichita, J Olsen, C Kogler… - Journal of Economic …, 2019 - Elsevier
The slippery slope framework of tax compliance emphasizes the importance of trust in
authorities as a substantial determinant of tax compliance alongside traditional enforcement …

Determinants of tax compliance intention among Jordanian SMEs: A focus on the theory of planned behavior

T Bani-Khalid, AF Alshira'h, MH Alshirah - Economies, 2022 - mdpi.com
The present study aimed to adopt the extended theory of planned behavior (TPB) to
determine the intentions of owner-managers in SMEs towards engaging in sales tax …

A self-employed taxpayer experimental study on trust, power, and tax compliance in eleven countries

LM Batrancea, A Nichita, R De Agostini… - Financial Innovation, 2022 - Springer
The slippery slope framework explains tax compliance along two main dimensions, trust in
authorities and power of authorities, which influence taxpayers' compliance attitudes …

Measuring, explaining, and controlling tax evasion: lessons from theory, experiments, and field studies

J Alm - International tax and public finance, 2012 - Springer
In this paper, I assess what we have learned about tax evasion since Michael Allingham and
Agnar Sandmo launched the modern analysis of tax evasion in 1972. I focus on three …

[HTML][HTML] Tax authorities' interaction with taxpayers: A conception of compliance in social dilemmas by power and trust

K Gangl, E Hofmann, E Kirchler - New ideas in psychology, 2015 - Elsevier
Tax compliance represents a social dilemma in which the short-term self-interest to minimize
tax payments is at odds with the collective long-term interest to provide sufficient tax funds …

Nudging for tax compliance: A meta-analysis

A Antinyan, Z Asatryan - The Economic Journal, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Governments increasingly use nudges to improve tax collection. We synthesise the growing
literature on nudging experiments using meta-analytical methods. We find that, relative to …

Informal entrepreneurship in developing economies: The impacts of starting up unregistered on firm performance

CC Williams, A Martinez–Perez… - … Theory and Practice, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
To advance understanding of the entrepreneurship process in developing economies, this
article evaluates whether registered enterprises that initially avoid the cost of registration …

Does political trust matter? An empirical investigation into the relation between political trust and support for law compliance

S Marien, M Hooghe - European journal of political research, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Scholars have repeatedly expressed concern about the consequences low levels of political
trust might have for the stability of democratic political systems. Empirical support and the …