Delayed feedback on tax audits affects compliance and fairness perceptions
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Tax compliance; Delayed feedback; Procedural justice; Audit probability; Tax morale;All these keywords.
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- H26 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Tax Evasion and Avoidance
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