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Presumptive Income Taxation: Administrative, Efficiency, and Equity Aspects

By Milka Casanegra de Jantscher, Vito Tanzi

August 1, 1987

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Milka Casanegra de Jantscher, and Vito Tanzi. "Presumptive Income Taxation: Administrative, Efficiency, and Equity Aspects", IMF Working Papers 1987, 054 (1987), accessed December 22, 2024, https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451969375.001

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This paper discusses assessment of income on the basis of approximate indicators as opposed to conventional records. Such a method of assessment, known as presumptive income taxation, is widely used in many developing and industrial countries; however, it has been neglected in public finance literature. In most cases the presumptive approach has been followed for administrative reasons, but this paper argues that more attention should be paid to the efficiency implications of presumptive taxes.

Subject: Income and capital gains taxes, Income tax systems, National accounts, Personal income, Presumptive tax, Revenue administration, Tax administration core functions, Taxes

Keywords: Global, Gross sales, Income and capital gains taxes, Income tax systems, Net wealth, Personal income, Presumption method, Presumptions of income, Presumptive tax, Public finance, Tax administration core functions, Tax department, Taxable income, Taxpayer compliance, WP

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