The tax evasion punishment system in South Africa

Janél Viljoen, Hanneke du Preez
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Schemes to outsmart the revenue authority and circumvent the burden of paying taxes have been around since the early ages. Governments implement systems to combat and curb tax evasion, expecting that their punishment methods will deter people from evading tax; nevertheless, tax evasion remains a big concern. To develop effective and appropriate punishment methods to deter tax evasion, taxpayers and their perceptions of tax evasion should be considered. This article explores the tax evasion punishment methods in South Africa, with the aim of answering the research question: to what extent do the tax evasion punishment methods in South Africa deter tax evasion?
A mixed-method research design was selected for this study. It includes data collection via questionnaires given to taxpayers and registered tax practitioners in South Africa and interviews with six expert role players in South Africa’s tax evasion punishment system. The participants’ perceptions of the appropriateness of the current tax evasion punishment methods in South Africa were explored along with taxpayers’ tax evasion behaviour.
南非的逃税惩罚制度
从很早的时候开始,就有一些计谋来智取税务当局并规避纳税负担。政府实施打击和遏制逃税的制度,希望他们的惩罚方法能阻止人们逃税;然而,逃税仍然是一个大问题。为了制定有效和适当的惩罚方法来阻止偷税漏税,应该考虑纳税人和他们对偷税漏税的看法。本文对南非的偷税漏税处罚方法进行了探讨,旨在回答研究问题:南非的偷税漏税处罚方法在多大程度上阻止了偷税漏税?本研究采用混合方法研究设计。它包括通过向南非纳税人和注册税务从业人员提供问卷调查来收集数据,并采访六位南非逃税惩罚系统中的专家角色角色。与会者对南非现行逃税惩罚方法的适当性的看法与纳税人的逃税行为一起进行了探讨。
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