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Tax Evasion and Ethics: A Demographic Study of 33 Countries

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2006
Tax evasion is a worldwide phenomenon. The problem is especially acute in transition and developing economies, since they do not have an appropriate infrastructure in place to collect taxes. Attitudes of the citizenry are an important factor in the collection of taxes. The present study reviews the attitudes of taxpayers in 33 countries on the issue of
Robert W. McGee, Michael Tyler
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Education Level and the Ethics of Tax Evasion

2011
Some studies have found that the more education a person has, the more averse they are to tax evasion, while other studies have found just the opposite. Part of the reason for the differing results is because several behavioral factors are at work that pull taxpayers’ opinions in opposite directions.
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Hindu Ethical Considerations in Relation to Tax Evasion

2011
The subject of Hindu ethics, and literature pertaining to it, stretches through 3,000 years of history and represents a vast array of research and analysis by both Indian and Western scholars. Yet, discerning a clear set of ethical principles based on definitional and methodological clarity remains elusive.
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The Evasion of Ethics: Peter Paris Feels the Spirituals

Toronto Journal of Theology, 2011
Abstract: This paper provides not only a systematic account of the theology and ethics of Peter Paris, but also a critical interpretation of his thought. It identifies racism as the major problem that has engaged his academic career and the theological-ethical methodology he has developed to understand and explain it.
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Marital Status and the Ethics of Tax Evasion

2011
Marital status is another variable that has an influence on ethical beliefs and attitude toward paying taxes. The World Values surveys collected data on this variable. It was thought that marital status might have some effect on attitudes toward tax evasion but the effect it has is unclear.
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Ethics and Tax Evasion: A Survey of Mexican Opinion

2011
Several studies on the ethics of tax evasion have been conducted in recent years. Some of them have been theoretical while others have been empirical. The present study is mostly empirical, although some theory is also discussed.
Robert W. McGee, Yanira Petrides, Adriana M. Ross   +2 more
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Religious Practice and the Ethics of Tax Evasion

2011
One might assume that the more religious a person is, the more likely he/she is to pay taxes, but such an assumption must be tested. The purpose of this chapter is to do that. Religiosity may be estimated by the frequency with which someone attends religious services. The World Values surveys collected data on this variable.
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Four Views on the Ethics of Tax Evasion

2011
A few years ago I published an article in the Journal of Business Ethics titled Three Views on the Ethics of Tax Evasion (McGee, 2006 ) . Actually, there are four views. The purpose of the present chapter is to update that article and discuss the view that was omitted.
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THE ETHICS OF TAX EVASION: A SURVEY OF HISPANIC OPINION [PDF]

Accounting & Taxation, 2012
The present paper is an empirical study, the goal of which is to determine the strength of various arguments that have been used to justify tax evasion and to determine whether results differ based on certain demographic variables. A survey instrument was constructed using a seven-point Likert and distributed to 316 business students at a university in
Robert W. McGee,, Arsen M. Djatej,, Robert H. S. Sarikas,   +2 more
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The Ethics of Tax Evasion: A Survey of Slovak Opinion

2008
This study sought the views of three different subsets of Slovak students on the ethics of tax evasion. There were multiple goals. One goal was to determine the extent to which tax evasion is considered ethical. Another goal was to determine which arguments in favor of tax evasion that have appeared in the Western philosophical and theological ...
Robert W. McGee, Radoslav Tusan
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