Tax policy and the news: An empirical analysis of taxpayers’ perceptions of tax-related media coverage and its impact on tax compliance

Matthias Kasper, Christoph Kogler and Erich Kirchler

Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), 2015, vol. 54, issue C, 58-63

Abstract: Using a survey-based experiment, this paper examines how tax authorities’ attributes of trust and power, when featured in the media, impact intended tax compliance. We apply excerpts from newspaper coverage on tax issues to manipulate the trustworthiness and power of tax authorities in Austria and assess intended compliance. The experimental treatment shows significant effects on indicated trust, perceived power of tax authorities, and intended tax compliance. Moreover, we observe a strong positive effect of participants’ education on indicated trust.

Keywords: Tax compliance; Trust; Power; Slippery slope framework; Tax policy; Media coverage (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H26 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2014.11.001

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