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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451998303321

Autore

Mo Phyllis Lai Lan <1959->

Titolo

Tax avoidance and anti-avoidance measures in major developing economies [[electronic resource] /] / Phyllis Lai Lan Mo ; foreword by Tang Yunwei

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn. ; ; London, : Praeger, 2003

ISBN

1-282-41753-3

9786612417535

0-313-05371-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (222 p.)

Disciplina

336.2/06/091724

336.206091724

Soggetti

Tax administration and procedure - Developing countries

Tax evasion - Developing countries

Taxation - Developing countries

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Tables; Foreword; Preface; 1 The Nature and Emerging Significance of Tax Avoidance in Developing Economies; 2 Tax Systems in Major Developing Economies; 3 Tax Avoidance and Anti-Avoidance Measures; 4 An Empirical Study on Tax Noncompliance in China; 5 Summary and Implications; Appendix 1 Translated Extracts of Income Tax Law of the People's Republic of China Concerning Foreign Investment Enterprises and Foreign Enterprises; Appendix 2 Translated Extracts of Tax Administration and Collection Law of the People's Republic of China; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Tax avoidance and evasion have an important effect on the economic development of every economy. Developing economies are particularly vulnerable to tax avoidance and evasion due to inadequacies in their institutional framework and the lack of sufficient expertise and resources to monitor the intricacies of this issue. Given the far-reaching effect of revenue losses due to tax noncompliance, many developing countries have undertaken tax reforms to improve their tax



administration and implemented various anti-avoidance measures to combat tax evasion. This book provides an overview of recent tax