Estimating tax gaps in Zambia: A bottom-up approach based on audit assessments
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Keywords
Tax gap; Value-added tax; Bottom-up approach; Audits; Tax compliance; Tax administration; Zambia;All these keywords.
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-ACC-2023-03-27 (Accounting and Auditing)
- NEP-AFR-2023-03-27 (Africa)
- NEP-IUE-2023-03-27 (Informal and Underground Economics)
- NEP-PUB-2023-03-27 (Public Finance)
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