Shared subjective views, intent to cooperate and tax compliance: Similarities between Australian taxpayers and tax officers

Journal of Economic Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 502-517

  Kirchler, Erich ^a   Niemirowski, Apolonia ^b   Wearing, Alexander ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Shared views taxpayers tax officials; Subjective views; Tax compliance; Tax evasion

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745869054     PISSN: 01674870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joep.2006.01.005     Document Type: Article

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