Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Language
eng
Format of Original
14 p.
Publication Date
1994
Publisher
Foundation Journal Public Finance
Source Publication
Public Finance - Finances Publiques
Source ISSN
0033-3476
Original Item ID
Shelves: HJ 109 .P86x Mem Periodicals
Abstract
This paper presents an empirical model distinguishing evaders who cheat by filing fraudulent income tax returns from those who do not file. Using a maximum-likelihood procedure that corrects for sample selection bias, and data from Michigan's amnesty program, we estimate a linear probability model which relates the probability of filing to various economic and demographic characteristics. The results indicate that higher true income and automatic withholding raise the probability of filing, while males and single individuals are less likely to file. The evidence regarding a grouping of occupations often thought to be association with evasion is inconclusive.
Recommended Citation
Crane, Steven E. and Nourzad, Farrokh, "An Empirical Analysis of Factors That Distinguish Those Who Evade on Their Tax Return from Those Who Choose not to File a Return" (1994). Economics Faculty Research and Publications. 494.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/econ_fac/494
Comments
Published version. Published as part of the proceedings of the conference, 49th Congress of the International Institute of Public Finance, 1993: 106-116. © 1994 Foundation Journal Public Finance.