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Trust Breeds Trust: How Taxpayers are Treated

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. The more strongly the political participation rights are developed, the more important this contract is, and the higher tax morale is. In this paper, empirical evidence based on a survey of tax authorities of the 26 Swiss states (cantons) is presented, indicating that the differences in the treatment of taxpayers by tax authorities can be explained by differences in political participation rights.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: CESifo Working Paper ; No. 322

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Thema
Tax evasion
tax authority
tax compliance
direct democracy

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Feld, Lars P.
Frey, Bruno S.
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
(wo)
Munich
(wann)
2000

Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:41 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Feld, Lars P.
  • Frey, Bruno S.
  • Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)

Entstanden

  • 2000

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