Communicating tax penalties to delinquent taxpayers evidence from a field experiment Taylor Cranor, Jacob Goldin, Tatiana Homonoff and Lindsay Moore
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ArticlePublisher: 2020Subject(s): DECLARACIONES TRIBUTARIAS | CUMPLIMIENTO FISCAL | INFRACCIONES Y SANCIONES TRIBUTARIAS | SERVICIOS DE INFORMACION Y ASISTENCIA AL CONTRIBUYENTE | ESTADOS UNIDOS
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National Tax Journal v. 73, n. 2, June 2020, p. 331-360Summary: We analyze a large field experiment conducted with the Colorado Department of Revenue to study the presentation of financial incentives and social norms in tax delinquency notices. We find that notices that highlight and provide information about financial penalties modestly raise the payment rate among delinquent taxpayers, with larger effects for notices providing greater detail. In contrast, we find no payment effect from highlighting social norms for timely payment. Our results suggest that attention to seemingly minor decisions about the wording of notices sent by tax authorities can increase tax payments and reduce administrative costs associated with taxpayer delinquency.
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We analyze a large field experiment conducted with the Colorado Department of Revenue to study the presentation of financial incentives and social norms in tax delinquency notices. We find that notices that highlight and provide information about financial penalties modestly raise the payment rate among delinquent taxpayers, with larger effects for notices providing greater detail. In contrast, we find no payment effect from highlighting social norms for timely payment. Our results suggest that attention to seemingly minor decisions about the wording of notices sent by tax authorities can increase tax payments and reduce administrative costs associated with taxpayer delinquency.
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