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Cheating on Taxes If You Have A Chance: A Comparative Study of Tax Evasion Opinion in Turkey and Germany

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The Ethics of Tax Evasion

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Several studies on the ethics of tax evasion have been conducted in recent years. Some of them have been theoretical while others have been empirical. The present study is mostly empirical, although some theory is also discussed.

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  1. School of Business, Florida International University, 3000 NE 151 Street, North Miami, FL, 33181, USA

    Robert W. McGee

  2. Zonguldak Karaelmas Universitesi I.I.B.F., Maliye Bolumu, 67100, Zonguldak, Turkey

    Serkan Benk

  3. School of Accounting, Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th Street, Miami, FL, 33199, USA

    Adriana M. Ross

  4. Uludağ University, Ivazpasa Mah. Ivazpasa cad. No. 36, Osmangazi, Bursa, Turkey

    Harun Kılıçaslan

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McGee, R.W., Benk, S., Ross, A.M., Kılıçaslan, H. (2012). Cheating on Taxes If You Have A Chance: A Comparative Study of Tax Evasion Opinion in Turkey and Germany. In: McGee, R. (eds) The Ethics of Tax Evasion. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-1287-8_22

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