Open AccessA MODEL-THEORETICAL ANALYSIS FOR DIGITAL TAX ADMINISTRATIONS
Author(s) -
Tina Krieger
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of innovative technologies in economy/international journal of innovative technologies in economy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2414-1305
pISSN - 2412-8368
DOI - 10.31435/rsglobal_ijite/30062021/7543
Subject(s) - taxpayer , tax evasion , context (archaeology) , economics , public economics , tax administration , evasion (ethics) , indirect tax , compliance (psychology) , double taxation , law and economics , tax reform , microeconomics , macroeconomics , psychology , paleontology , social psychology , immune system , immunology , biology
Fairness in the sense of tax equality is a fundamental principle in modern tax systems. In recent years tax administrations have been making tremendous advances in moving from paper tax returns to a far-reaching digitalisation of the taxation procedure. This paper represents the first attempt to examine the impact of digitalisation of the tax administration on fair taxation through model theory. The model suggested in this paper is based on Allingham and Sandmo’s tax evasion model (Allingham & Sandmo, 1972, 323–338) supplemented by psychological costs of tax evasion and compliance costs and then transferred to the context of digitalisation and fair taxation. The model is intended to mathematically derive the influence of various digitalisation measures on the taxpayer's decision to behave fairly. It implies that the objective of fair taxation should be promoted with a mix of deterrent and encouraging measures.