The Revenue Administration Gap Analysis Program An Analytical Framework for Personal Income Tax Gap Estimation
It is generally difficult to measure revenue not collected due to noncompliance, but a growing number of countries now regularly produce and publish estimated revenue losses. Good tax gap analysis enables the detection of changes in taxpayer behavior by consistent estimates over time. This Technical...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C.
International Monetary Fund
2021
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| Series: | Technical Notes and Manuals
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| Collection: | International Monetary Fund - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | It is generally difficult to measure revenue not collected due to noncompliance, but a growing number of countries now regularly produce and publish estimated revenue losses. Good tax gap analysis enables the detection of changes in taxpayer behavior by consistent estimates over time. This Technical Note sets out the theoretical concepts for personal income tax (PIT) gap estimation, the different measurement approaches available, and their implications for the scope and presentation of statistics. The note also focuses on the practical steps for measuring the PIT gap by establishing a random audit program to collect data, and how to scale findings from the sample to the population |
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| Physical Description: | 37 pages |
| ISBN: | 9781513577173 |