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Intra-household Tax Avoidance: An Application to Swedish Household Data

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  • Aronsson, Thomas

    (Department of Economics, Umeå University)

  • Daunfeldt, Sven-Olov

    (Department of Economics, Umeå University)

  • Wikström, Magnus

    (Department of Economics, Umeå University)

Abstract

This paper analyzes whether households use house interest deductions to minimize family tax payment. By applying a household model in which tax deductions are associated with a cost, we relate the likelihood of minimizing the tax payment to variables associated with the budget constraint and other household characteristics. The results show that 88 percent of the households follow an optimal (arbitrage free) avoidance strategy, and the likelihood of minimizing taxes is influenced by income, age and house ownership experience.

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  • Aronsson, Thomas & Daunfeldt, Sven-Olov & Wikström, Magnus, 2001. "Intra-household Tax Avoidance: An Application to Swedish Household Data," Umeå Economic Studies 572, Umeå University, Department of Economics.
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    Keywords

    Income taxation; Tax avoidance; Housing deductions;
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    JEL classification:

    • H24 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Personal Income and Other Nonbusiness Taxes and Subsidies
    • H29 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Other

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