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Tax Dispute Resolution and Taxpayer Screening

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  • Sato Hideki

    (Fukuoka Women’s University, Department of International Liberal Arts, Fukuoka, Japan)

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The purpose of this paper is to examine the characteristics of the tax tribunal, and the functions of its dispute resolution decisions according to a law and economics perspective. We show that the tax agency can use the tax tribunal as a screening device. That is, the tax agency can inform taxpayers of income tax that minimizes their expected costs, and then can screen taxpayers based on whether they appeal to the tax tribunal.

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  • Sato Hideki, 2019. "Tax Dispute Resolution and Taxpayer Screening," Asian Journal of Law and Economics, De Gruyter, vol. 10(1), pages 1-4, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:ajlecn:v:10:y:2019:i:1:p:4:n:2
    DOI: 10.1515/ajle-2018-0008
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    Keywords

    alternative disputes resolution; income tax; national tax tribunal; screening; tax disputes;
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    JEL classification:

    • K34 - Law and Economics - - Other Substantive Areas of Law - - - Tax Law
    • K41 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - Litigation Process

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