The citizens of Lebanon living under the guardianship of the government owe also the government many obligations, such as paying taxes…
The issue of tax evasion a has received a big attention from researchers and institutions such as International Monetary Fund, United Nations and many worldwide organizations over the past decades. Mane studies have being made on tax evasion to analyze its impact on the economy development (Bloomquist, 2013) and possible causes of tax evasion (Wallschutzky, 1984).
Lebanese economy faces one of the greatest problems which is tax evasion. A country like Lebanon that has an increasing amount of tax evasion has a low productive economy and low economic growth (Mr. Alain Bifani, Mtv interview, 2013)
3.2 Purpose and research question:
3.2.1 Purpose This study aims to examine the impact of tax evasion on the economic development in Lebanon by:
1. Analyzing all causes of tax evasion in Lebanon.
2. Identifying the factors that are against collecting tax in Lebanon.
3. Analyzing the flaws and effectiveness of various taxes in Lebanon.
4. Examining ways which the government can reduce tax evasion.
5. Examining ways in which tax evasion can be reduce with new reforms.
6. Possible effects of tax evasion on the Lebanese economic.
3.2.2 Research Question
What is the impact of tax evasion on the economic development in Lebanon?
3.3 Primary and Secondary Data
The basic aim of my research is to
In R v. Potisk (1973) The Police charged Potisk with larceny after he was given $2895.17 instead of $1233.23 by a bank teller when exchanging the USD currency and was found not guilty by the supreme court after the judge ruled that it is was not larceny and he was given the money although he was being dishonest. The law is effective in determining justice in this case because he didn't take the money without consent, he was being dishonest and was found not guilty because the judge and evidence proved he committed no econmoic offence. When it comes to white-collar crimes tax evasion is the most common of the three offences (Insider trading, tax evasion and computer crimes). These three offences have different sentences depending on the severeity of the crime but have a minimum of 8 years
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