The slippery slope framework(SSF)of tax compliance postulates that taxpayers’compliance behaviour depends on the two dimensions:trust in authorities and power of authorities.In an attempt to overcome common-method bi...The slippery slope framework(SSF)of tax compliance postulates that taxpayers’compliance behaviour depends on the two dimensions:trust in authorities and power of authorities.In an attempt to overcome common-method biases,the present study tests the main assumptions of the SSF with a sample of 44 countries/regions.Country/region-level trust and power indices are calculated based on experimental data involving 14,509 participants and related to shadow economy estimates and–as an alternative indicator of non-compliance–corruption indices.The results indicate that both trust and power are negatively related to the size of the shadow economy and the extent of corruption.These results emphasise the importance of both SSF dimensions in combating tax evasion and counterproductive behaviour within a society in general.展开更多
基金the European Research Council(ERC)under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme[Grant No.798824]for the drafting of this paper.This work was supported by the European Commission.
文摘The slippery slope framework(SSF)of tax compliance postulates that taxpayers’compliance behaviour depends on the two dimensions:trust in authorities and power of authorities.In an attempt to overcome common-method biases,the present study tests the main assumptions of the SSF with a sample of 44 countries/regions.Country/region-level trust and power indices are calculated based on experimental data involving 14,509 participants and related to shadow economy estimates and–as an alternative indicator of non-compliance–corruption indices.The results indicate that both trust and power are negatively related to the size of the shadow economy and the extent of corruption.These results emphasise the importance of both SSF dimensions in combating tax evasion and counterproductive behaviour within a society in general.
