The promise and limitations of information technology for tax mobilization

O Okunogbe, F Santoro - The World Bank Research Observer, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Tax revenue in many low-and middle-income countries is inadequate for funding
investments in public goods and human capital. With high levels of informality and limited …

Tax revenue and mobile money in develo** countries

AE Apeti, ED Edoh - Journal of Development Economics, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper analyzes the effect of mobile money adoption on tax revenue performance in a
large sample of 104 develo** countries over the period 1990–2019. Estimations, based …

[PDF][PDF] How can lower-income countries collect more taxes? The role of technology, tax agents, and politics

O Okunogbe, G Tourek - Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2024 - pubs.aeaweb.org
Increasing tax revenues is a major policy goal in many low-and lower-middle-income
countries. While economic growth is an important determinant of taxation, available …

Increasing tax collection in African countries: The role of information technology

O Okunogbe, F Santoro - Journal of African Economies, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Many African countries struggle to collect an adequate amount of tax revenue to support
needed investments in public services. This paper examines how African countries may take …

Does the Value-Added Tax Add Value? Lessons Using Administrative Data from a Diverse Set of Countries

A Brockmeyer, G Mascagni, V Nair… - Journal of Economic …, 2024 - pubs.aeaweb.org
The value-added tax (VAT) is a cornerstone of the modern tax system. It has many desirable
properties in theory: it does not distort firms' production decisions, it is difficult to evade, and …

Quality of e-tax system and tax compliance intention: The mediating role of user satisfaction

PB Saptono, S Hodžić, I Khozen, G Mahmud, I Pratiwi… - Informatics, 2023 - mdpi.com
The effectiveness of the e-tax system in encouraging tax compliance has been largely
unexplored. Thus, the current study aims to examine the interrelationship between …

Pengaruh Pengetahuan Perpajakan, Tarif Pajak, Mekanisme Pembayaran Pajak dan Sanksi Pajak Terhadap Kepatuhan Wajib Pajak UMKM

LD Yanti, VS Wijaya - Eco-Buss, 2023 - jurnal.kdi.or.id
Tujuan penelitian ini guna menilai pengaruh pengetahuan perpajakan, tarif pajak,
mekanisme pembayaran pajak dan sanksi pajak terhadap kepatuhan wajib pajak UMKM di …

The VAT in practice: equity, enforcement, and complexity

G Mascagni, R Dom, F Santoro, D Mukama - International Tax and Public …, 2023 - Springer
The value-added tax (VAT) is meant to be an efficient and self-enforcing tax on consumption.
Yet, being a rather sophisticated tax, the VAT can also be complex and costly to administer …

[BOOK][B] Digital Financial Services and Digital IDs: What Potential Do They Have for Better Taxation in Africa?

F Santoro, L Munoz, W Prichard, G Mascagni - 2022 - core.ac.uk
New digital technologies are now being widely used in Africa and lower-income countries
(LICs). This has had an impact on tax administration, which has been increasingly digitised …

Principal SOE customers and corporate tax avoidance: Evidence from the government arrears clearance reform

J Wang, J Chen, X Huang, Z Song - Energy Economics, 2023 - Elsevier
While extent literature suggests that major SOE customers can be beneficial to non-SOEs
because of SOEs' stable demand and ability to provide credit endorsement, the absolute …