The response of small firms to VAT thresholds: evidence from China

Enhui Kou, Yukun Sun and Linfeng Yue

Applied Economics Letters, 2021, vol. 28, issue 17, 1526-1530

Abstract: This paper explores the response of small-scale value-added tax (VAT) taxpayers to the changes of VAT thresholds and VAT tax rates. Using firm-level tax administrative data for the period between 2005 and 2012, we find that firms tend to bunch around the VAT thresholds. We also find that commercial firms and firms with higher value-added ratios are less likely to register as general taxpayers. We provide an estimate of the elasticity of the VAT tax base in the range of 0.027 and 0.05.

Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2020.1830931

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