Overclaimed refunds, undeclared sales, and invoice mills: Nature and extent of noncompliance in a value-added tax
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Keywords
VAT; Tax evasion; Firm behavior;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- H25 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Business Taxes and Subsidies
- H26 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Tax Evasion and Avoidance
- H32 - Public Economics - - Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents - - - Firm
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