Analysis of off-farm work decisions among smallholder farm households in Burkina Faso

This article investigates off-farm work decisions by smallholder farm households. Using data on 1,101 households from Burkina Faso, it demonstrates that in addition to the usual household socio-demographic characteristics, remittances, access to information and beneficiary of specific training affect off-farm work decisions, as well as rainfall factors and idiosyncratic health shocks. Community characteristics such as accessibility and number of inhabitants are also key factors. While suggesting that off-farm work is less likely to be undertaken for accumulation purposes, these results have important policy implications. In particular, policy measures should consider each segment as a separate entity.     

税收结构改变的长期影响与转型特征

提高直接税比重是优化我国税制结构和调节收入分配的重要实现途径，但可能同时对经济增长和社会福利产生影响。当政府降低消费税，如果维持长期总税收不变，那么不管是提高工资收入税税率还是资本收入税税率，经济中的资本积累和生产规模都会有一定程度的缩减；从长期看，提高直接税比重会降低消费者福利，但是转型过程中可能会有部分代际受益。相比于提高资本收入税，提高工资收入税税率在长期给经济增长和消费者福利带来的负效应更为明显。     

What Factors Influence the Intentions of Individuals to Engage in Tax Evasion? Evidence from Ghana

ABSTRACT

This study examines the views of students on the ethics of tax evasion, their intentions to evade tax, and investigates the factors that predict such intentions. Relying on the extended version of the Theory of Planned Behaviour, the study investigated whether attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioural control, and moral obligation may be good predictors of the intention to evade tax. Data were gathered from 662 students of University of Ghana Business School using questionnaires. The hypotheses were tested using the structural equation modelling technique. Results indicate that the intention to evade tax among the students is low and most respondents generally perceive tax evasion as an unethical practice. The results also demonstrate that attitude, subjective norms and moral obligations have important implications on the intention to evade tax. The evidence we provide should be useful to governments and tax agencies interested in promoting responsible tax compliance behaviour among individual taxpayers.     

我国卷烟消费与卷烟消费税调控

卷烟消费与卷烟消费税是关系到国民健康与国家财政收入的大事。本文分析了我国卷烟消费与卷烟消费税现状以及面临的挑战，并提出了卷烟消费税改革的建议。     

完善我国税务行政审批制度初探

改革我国现行税务行政审批制度 ,应该遵循行政审批的基本法律规定和理论指导综合考虑历史、社会、法制等诸多方面的因素 ,从清理行政审批项目、设定规范审批、严格审批程序 ,实施分类管理等方面着手。     

论政府行为对征纳关系的影响

目前社会上偷税、漏税、骗税、抗税的现象依然存在,而且不是个别现象。理论界和实务界一般都把这些现象归咎于纳税人纳税意识淡薄,认为构建和谐征纳关系的关键在于如何提高纳税人的纳税意识。本文认为,纳税意识受多方面因素的影响,其中政府行为是一个主导因素;政府行为失范可能会对纳税意识产生“蝴蝶效应;”构建和谐征纳关系,不仅要培养纳税意识,更重要的是要培养征税意识和用税意识,政府要依法行政。     

论税法的公平价值

文章从税收法治的内涵入手，分析了税法的公平价值体系，从法源角度对税法公平价值的意义和作用进行了阐述，并就税收功能的发展对税法公平价值内涵的影响作了有益地探讨，提出了实现税法的公平价值是税收立法、执法的出发点和终极目标。     

论外商投资企业转移定价避税

目前我国许多外商投资企业长期亏损,但仍能够处于非破产境地,其中一个非常重要的原因就是其利用转移定价方式转移利润进而避税,这严重影响了我国的税收征管。本文从外商投资企业转移定价避税的一般表现形式入手,指明我国外商投资企业转移定价避税的特点,分析了现行税收法规对外商投资企业转移定价问题规制的内容及存在的缺陷,提出笔者对于完善相关立法的建议以及其他可采取的一些反避税措施的思考。     

税费改革背景下乡镇政府改革的出路初探

当前,税费改革正在我国广大的农村地区如火如荼地进行着.税费改革的深入,尤其是取消农业税,必然引起乡镇政府改革,乡镇政府改革是农村税费改革成败的关键.乡镇是撤销、自治、强化还是改良,学界众说纷纭,莫衷一是.乡镇政府改革可能的出路是采用多样化的改革方式和治理模式.     

经济分析理论对涉税犯罪案件侦查之导引

经济理论中的数理分析理论运用到对涉税犯罪案件的侦查中来,可用成本公式“收入-成本= 利润”对涉税犯罪案件的作案手法、证据搜集和线索作分析、确认,从而为经济犯罪侦查人员提供一种新的侦查方法,为涉税犯罪案件侦查创造一种新的思路。