International Journal of Finance & Managerial Accounting

International Journal of Finance & Managerial Accounting

Providing a tax Non-Compliance model in Iran using the Multi -grounded theory approach

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
esmaeil hamid(1) 1
Houshang amiri(2) 2
Muhammad Ramezan Ahmadi(1,3) 3
Allah Karam Salehi 4
1 Department of Accounting, Khorramshahr International Branch. Islamic Azad University. Khorramshahr, Iran.
2 Department of Accounting . Abadan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Abadan , Iran.
3 Social Science Department, Faculty Of Economics and Social Science , Shahid Chamran University OF Ahvaz , Ahvaz .Iran
4 Department of Accounting, Masjed-Soleiman Branch Islamic Azad University, Masjed-Soleiman, Iran.
10.30495/ijfma.2022.65657.1801
Abstract
Abstract
The proposed tax compliance model of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) considers determinant economic, commercial, psychological and sociological factors that can shape the taxpayers’ recognition about the tax system. The aim of this study is to present a model of tax non-compliance in Iran using the multi-grounded theory approach. The first step in meta synthesis is organizing the research questions based on the grounded theory dimensions. In the second step, the researcher searches the published articles in reputable domestic and foreign scientific journals systematically, with the aim of determining credible, reliable documents in the proper timeframe. First, the related keywords in Persian and English were examined individually or in combination between 2011 and 2020(Persian years) and for Latin articles from 1980 to 2021. Finally, 27 articles were found. Since in the grounded theory, data collection is done in the form of theoretical sampling, so using meta synthesis and in-depth interviews, and with the help of the grounded theory and combining them by multi Grounded, a comprehensive model is presented to identify the pattern of tax non-compliance. Tax system reforms and tax revenues growth are the focal point of economic reforms in Iran. Tax processes one of the main domains of tax system reforms, in order to achieve Islamic Republic of Iran’s 20-Year vision goals, five-year development plans goals, and in the framework of the government's economic transformation plan and the establishment of e-government as the basis of the justice principle, especially in the field of taxation.
Keywords
Tax Non-Compliance
Multi -grounded
theory approach
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