nep-acc New Economics Papers
on Accounting and Auditing
Issue of 2025–05–26
four papers chosen by
Alexander Harin


  1. Effect of Tax Reforms on the Tax Compliance Level of Companies in Nigeria By Okeke, Clement Ejiofor; Salaudeen, Yinka Mashood
  2. Balance sheet policies and Central Bank losses in a HANK model By C. LABROUSSE; Y. PERDEREAU
  3. Capital Investment and Corporate Tax: Empirical investigation of recent tax reforms (Japanese) By Ryo TAKAOKA; Tomomi MIYAZAKI
  4. Dematerialization and Tax Control: Theoretical Analysis By Chaimae Chaabi; Yassine Mohamed El Haddad

  1. By: Okeke, Clement Ejiofor; Salaudeen, Yinka Mashood
    Abstract: The Nigerian company income tax has undergone historic reforms since early 1990 for the main purpose of encouraging voluntary tax compliance by the companies. This study therefore examined the impact of the past corporate tax reforms on the tax compliance level of companies in Nigeria. Secondary data in the form of annual corporate tax revenue and GDP were extracted from the National Bureau of Statistics records, Federal Inland Revenue Service reports, and Central Bank of Nigeria Bulletins from 1991-2021. Tax compliance rate was generated by computing annual corporate tax revenue as a percentage of the GDP. Wilcoxon rank-sum test and ANOVA were used to determine impact of the reforms on tax compliance. The findings show that only reforms of 2007 and 2015 had significant impacts on tax compliance level out of eight reforms reviewed. While the reform of 2007 had a positive impact, that of 2015 was negative.
    Keywords: Tax; Tax Compliance; Tax Reforms; Corporate Tax Compliance Behaviour; GDP; Companies; Company Income Tax Revenue
    JEL: H2 M48
    Date: 2023–10–16
    URL: https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:pra:mprapa:124365
  2. By: C. LABROUSSE (Insee, Paris School of Economics); Y. PERDEREAU (Paris School of Economics)
    Abstract: What are the effects of central bank balance sheet expansion, and should we worry about central bank losses? Using a Heterogeneous Agent New Keynesian model incorporating money in utility and an endogenous zero lower bound (ZLB), we study the fiscal-monetary interaction of central bank balance sheet policies. We find that the overall efficiency of asset purchase programmes depends on the combination of the expected future size of the balance sheet and the fiscal transmission of central bank losses. First, permanent balance sheet expansions stimulate the economy in the long-run and, by anticipation, increase inflation and output during the ZLB episode, as they interact with distortionary taxes and imperfect capital markets. Second, at the end of the ZLB, the central bank incurs losses: issuing securities to offset these losses is more welfare-enhancing than raising taxes.
    Keywords: monetary policy heterogeneous agents, balance sheet, Quantitative Easing, Quantitative Tightening, Central Bank losses, fiscal and monetary policy mix
    JEL: E21 E41 E51 E52 E58 E63 E65
    Date: 2025
    URL: https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:nse:doctra:2025-10
  3. By: Ryo TAKAOKA; Tomomi MIYAZAKI
    Abstract: We examine the effects of corporate tax cuts after 2008 on corporate capital investment. To do this, we estimate investment function based on tax-adjusted Q with cash flow and other control variables. Our empirical results first demonstrate that the corporate tax cuts stimulated capital investment through tax adjusted Q in many corporate tax reforms after the late 2000s. However, the coefficients of tax adjusted Q are well below one, meaning that the quantitative effects of the corporate tax cuts are not substantial. Our second finding is that the effects on capital investment are different depending on the characteristics of firms. We especially reveal that the positive effects are salient with respect to a group of high-growth firms. These results suggest that there are various effects of corporate tax cuts and policy makers should take the heterogeneity of firms into consideration when they craft corporate tax reforms.
    Date: 2025–05
    URL: https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:eti:rdpsjp:25010
  4. By: Chaimae Chaabi (Doctorante); Yassine Mohamed El Haddad
    Abstract: In recent years, the Moroccan tax administration has taken significant steps to accelerate digitalization, a topic that has become central across all sectors and organizations. The DGI (General Directorate of Taxes) has embarked on a transformation process that requires in-depth investigations. The aim of this article is to theoretically analyze the impact of digitalization on the tax controls carried out by the tax administration. We have chosen a narrative literature review to provide a comprehensive analysis of the existing research. The research question guiding this study is as follows: how and to what extent does digitalization contribute to the effectiveness of tax controls carried out by the tax administration? This review highlights approaches concerning efficiency, tax fraud, and the management of tax resources. The results show that digitalization has had a significant impact on tax management by improving the efficiency of tax controls, expanding the tax base, and strengthening the fight against tax fraud and evasion, particularly through the automation of declarations and payments. The main theoretical conclusions reveal that digitalization facilitates the optimization of tax processes through the digitalization of declarations and payments, and improves the transparency of interactions between the taxpayer and the administration. However, theoretical divergences exist, particularly regarding the scope of the impact of these technologies on small businesses and taxpayers less familiar with digital technologies, thus representing a significant theoretical gap.
    Abstract: Ces dernières années, l'administration fiscale marocaine a pris des mesures importantes pour accélérer la digitalisation, un sujet devenu central dans tous les secteurs et organisations. La DGI (Direction Générale des Impôts) a entrepris un processus de transformation nécessitant des investigations approfondies. L'objectif de cet article est d'analyser théoriquement l'impact de la dématérialisation sur les contrôles fiscaux réalisés par l'administration fiscale. Nous avons opté pour une revue de littérature conceptuelle afin de proposer une analyse globale des recherches existantes. La question de recherche qui guide cette étude est la suivante : comment et dans quelle mesure la dématérialisation contribue-t-elle à l'efficacité des contrôles fiscaux réalisés par l'administration fiscale ? Cette revue met en lumière l'accent sur les approches concernant l'efficacité, la fraude fiscale, et la gestion des ressources fiscales. Les résultats montrent que la digitalisation a eu un impact significatif sur la gestion fiscale, en améliorant l'efficacité des contrôles fiscaux, en élargissant l'assiette fiscale, et en renforçant la lutte contre la fraude et l'évasion fiscales, notamment grâce à l'automatisation des déclarations et des paiements. Les principales conclusions théoriques révèlent que la dématérialisation facilite l'optimisation des processus fiscaux grâce à la digitalisation des déclarations et des paiements, et améliore la transparence des interactions entre le contribuable et l'administration. Cependant, des divergences théoriques existent, notamment sur la portée de l'impact de ces technologies sur les petites entreprises et les contribuables moins familiarisés avec les technologies numériques, représentant ainsi un gap théorique important.
    Keywords: Dematerialization, tax administration, tax audit, tax revenue., Dématérialisation, administration fiscale, contrôle fiscal, recettes fiscales.
    Date: 2025–02–15
    URL: https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05021348

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