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Teaching the economics of income tax evasion

In: New Developments in Economic Education

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  • Richard J. Cebula
  • Maggie Foley

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The chapter seeks to facilitate the teaching and learning of income tax evasion behavior, which is tacitly illegal, by providing a balanced view of the factors that motivate a taxpayer either to comply with the Internal Revenue Code or engage in income tax evasion. The context is one of a cost-benefit analysis. Once the factors that contribute to the costs of tax evasion and those that contribute to the benefits of tax evasion are both identified and quantified, the rational taxpayer decides on which tax behavior on balance best serves her or his interest and acts accordingly.

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  • Richard J. Cebula & Maggie Foley, 2014. "Teaching the economics of income tax evasion," Chapters, in: Franklin G. Mixon & Richard J. Cebula (ed.), New Developments in Economic Education, chapter 12, pages 133-139, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    • Handle: RePEc:elg:eechap:15538_12
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    JEL classification:

    • D14 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Household Saving; Personal Finance
    • D73 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Bureaucracy; Administrative Processes in Public Organizations; Corruption
    • D78 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Positive Analysis of Policy Formulation and Implementation
    • E26 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Informal Economy; Underground Economy
    • H24 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Personal Income and Other Nonbusiness Taxes and Subsidies
    • H26 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Tax Evasion and Avoidance
    • M42 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Accounting - - - Auditing

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