Small Business Tax Policy, Informality, and Tax Evasion : Evidence from Georgia

Using a panel of administrative data and regression discontinuity analysis, this paper examines how the introduction of preferential tax regimes for Georgian micro and small businesses in 2010 affects formal firm creation and tax compliance. The re...

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Main Authors:	Bruhn, Miriam, Loeprick, Jan
Format:	Publications & Research
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank Group, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCOUNTING ADDED TAX ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS ASSISTANCE TO BUSINESSES BANK FINANCING BARRIER BUSINESS ACTIVITIES BUSINESS ACTIVITY BUSINESS COMMUNITY BUSINESS EXPENDITURES BUSINESS OWNERS BUSINESS PERFORMANCE BUSINESS TAX BUSINESS TAXES CAPITAL FORMATION CHECKS COMPLIANCE COST COMPLIANCE COSTS CORRUPTION DEMOCRACY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRY DEVELOPING ECONOMIES DISCRIMINATION ECONOMIC POLICY EFFECTIVE TAX RATES ENTREPRENEURS EXCHANGE RATE EXCLUSION EXPENDITURES FIRM GROWTH FIRM PERFORMANCE FIRMS FORMAL ECONOMY GOVERNMENT POLICY GRAY ECONOMY GROUP OF FIRMS INCOME INCOME TAX INCOME TAXES INDIVIDUAL ENTREPRENEURS INFORMAL ECONOMIC ACTIVITY INFORMAL ECONOMIES INFORMAL ECONOMY INSTRUMENT INTERNATIONAL BANK INVESTMENT CLIMATE LACK OF INFORMATION LAND TITLE MEDIUM ENTERPRISES MICRO BUSINESS MISREPORTING OUTPUT OUTREACH POLICY DESIGN PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PROFIT MARGINS PROFITABILITY PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC POLICY REGISTRATION PROCESS REMOTE AREAS RETURN RETURNS SHADOW ECONOMIES SHOPS SINGLE TAX SMALL BUSINESS SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SMALL BUSINESS TAXATION SMALL BUSINESSES SMALL ENTERPRISES SMALL FIRM SMALL FIRMS SME SOCIAL SECURITY START-UP TAX TAX ADMINISTRATION TAX BASE TAX BURDEN TAX BURDENS TAX CODE TAX COLLECTION TAX COMPLIANCE TAX COMPLIANCE COSTS TAX EVASION TAX LEGISLATION TAX LIABILITIES TAX OBLIGATIONS TAX POLICY TAX RATES TAX REFORM TAX REFORMS TAX REGIME TAX REGIMES TAX REGULATION TAX RETURN TAX RETURNS TAX REVENUES TAX SYSTEM TAX TREATMENT TAXATION TAXATION POLICY TAXPAYER COMPLIANCE TAXPAYERS THIRD WORLD TRADES TRANSITION COUNTRIES TRANSITION ECONOMIES TURNOVER TURNOVER TAX
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Small Business Tax Policy, Informality, and Tax Evasion : Evidence from Georgia

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