Analyzing Factors Affecting Tax Morale Levels in Turkey Using Alternative Ordered Response Models
The concept of tax morale is introduced to measure the reason of paying taxes by subjects. The main objective of this paper is twofold. Firstly, the present paper examines potential factors that may influence the degree of tax morale in Turkey. Secondly, the paper aims to determine the best model to...
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| description | The concept of tax morale is introduced to measure the reason of paying taxes by subjects. The main objective of this paper is twofold. Firstly, the present paper examines potential factors that may influence the degree of tax morale in Turkey. Secondly, the paper aims to determine the best model to explain the determinants of the degree of tax morale by a comparison of alternative ordered response models. For these purposes, a written-questionnaire was administered to 943 subjects in three cities of northern Turkey, namely, Erzurum, Erzincan, and Bayburt. Standard ordered probit (OPROBIT) and alternative ordered response models including generalized ordered logit model (GOLOGIT), partial proportional odds (PPO) model and heteroskedastic ordered logit (HOLOGIT) model were performed to determine the best model fit. Results reveal that marital status, monthly income, and operation time were positively correlated with higher degrees of tax morale. The empirical findings also indicated that higher educated subjects were more likely to have lower degrees of tax morale. Tax amnesty, higher tax load, tax system, tax policies, previous negative experiences, and efficient use of public expenditures were found to have statistically significant impact on the degree of tax morale among subjects |
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| spelling | doaj.art-35e8920d8c5d4b0986ba9c1ccb3d29692024-03-14T07:28:37ZengBabes-Bolyai University, Cluj-NapocaTransylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences1842-28452019-06-0115578610210.24193/tras.57E.6616Analyzing Factors Affecting Tax Morale Levels in Turkey Using Alternative Ordered Response ModelsDilek Özdemir0Ali Kemal Çelik1Serap Bedir Kara2Assistant Professor, PhD, Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Atatürk University, Erzurum, TurkeyAssociate Professor, PhD, Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Ardahan University, Ardahan, TurkeyAssociate Professor, PhD, Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Erzurum Technical University, Erzurum, TurkeyThe concept of tax morale is introduced to measure the reason of paying taxes by subjects. The main objective of this paper is twofold. Firstly, the present paper examines potential factors that may influence the degree of tax morale in Turkey. Secondly, the paper aims to determine the best model to explain the determinants of the degree of tax morale by a comparison of alternative ordered response models. For these purposes, a written-questionnaire was administered to 943 subjects in three cities of northern Turkey, namely, Erzurum, Erzincan, and Bayburt. Standard ordered probit (OPROBIT) and alternative ordered response models including generalized ordered logit model (GOLOGIT), partial proportional odds (PPO) model and heteroskedastic ordered logit (HOLOGIT) model were performed to determine the best model fit. Results reveal that marital status, monthly income, and operation time were positively correlated with higher degrees of tax morale. The empirical findings also indicated that higher educated subjects were more likely to have lower degrees of tax morale. Tax amnesty, higher tax load, tax system, tax policies, previous negative experiences, and efficient use of public expenditures were found to have statistically significant impact on the degree of tax morale among subjectshttps://rtsa.ro/tras/index.php/tras/article/view/598tax morale, tax evasiontax compliancediscrete choice models |
| spellingShingle | Dilek Özdemir Ali Kemal Çelik Serap Bedir Kara Analyzing Factors Affecting Tax Morale Levels in Turkey Using Alternative Ordered Response Models Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences tax morale, tax evasion tax compliance discrete choice models |
| title | Analyzing Factors Affecting Tax Morale Levels in Turkey Using Alternative Ordered Response Models |
| title_full | Analyzing Factors Affecting Tax Morale Levels in Turkey Using Alternative Ordered Response Models |
| title_fullStr | Analyzing Factors Affecting Tax Morale Levels in Turkey Using Alternative Ordered Response Models |
| title_full_unstemmed | Analyzing Factors Affecting Tax Morale Levels in Turkey Using Alternative Ordered Response Models |
| title_short | Analyzing Factors Affecting Tax Morale Levels in Turkey Using Alternative Ordered Response Models |
| title_sort | analyzing factors affecting tax morale levels in turkey using alternative ordered response models |
| topic | tax morale, tax evasion tax compliance discrete choice models |
| url | https://rtsa.ro/tras/index.php/tras/article/view/598 |
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