"Sizing" the problem of the Hard-to-Tax

James Alm and Joege Martinez Vazquez ()
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International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU from International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University

Abstract: In this paper we analyze the hard-to-tax, asking the basic question: Why should the HTT matter to policy makers? We begin in Section Two by attempting to identify both the HTT and the main parameters of the problem. Section Three examines some of the impacts of the hard-to-tax, looking at revenue collections and at the structure of tax systems. Section Four explores the impact of the HTT on the allocation of resources in the economy and on the process of economic development. Section Five then looks at the impact of the HTT on equity and the distribution of income. The paper concludes with some implications for the design of tax policy design and for the administration and enforcement of tax policy.

Keywords: Sales; Tax; Taxation economic development; tax systems (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 34 pages
Date: 2003-12-01
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