The Revenue Impact of Tax Amnesties In Kosovo
Abstract
Tax amnesty as a conventional mean for collection of state revenues are fiscal programs that offer individuals and businesses the opportunity to pay accumulated taxes of previous periods, legalize their assets, and stimulate repatriation of capital abroad. This study addressed the effects of tax amnesty in tax income in Republic of Kosovo by using multiple regression analyze, based on data regarding GDP and inflation rate. Although tax amnesties are known as controversial tools, they seem to have achieved their targets in Kosovo in terms of raising tax revenues. Tax amnesties in Kosovo does not seem to have had any adverse effects in terms of discouraging regular taxpayers from their unequal treatment.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
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Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
August 30, 2019
Submission Date
April 9, 2019
Acceptance Date
August 22, 2019
Published in Issue
Year 2019 Number: 32