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Journal of Management Sciences - Volume 6, Issue 2 2019
By Muhammad Shaukat Malik, Sabah Younus
10.20547/jms.2014.1906203
Keywords: Theory of planned behaviour, slippery slope framework, perceived fairness, power and trust in authorities, tax-compliance intention and tax-compliance behaviour.
This research work addresses the issue of improving the tax-compliance behaviour of the small business owners. Theocratical framework of this paper is based on two theories, Slippery Slope framework and Theory of Planned Behaviour. With the help of these two theories the aim of this research is to explore the determinants of the tax-compliance behaviour and to improve the tax-payers behaviour specially of small business owners. Data was collected from 340 small business owners those were operative in major cities of Pakistan i.e. Karachi, Islamabad (Pindi), Lahore, Multan and Faisalabad. This study is significant as it can help the tax-authorities in exploring the antecedence of the tax-Compliance Intention and hence, Behaviour.