Tax administrations increasingly use audits via mail (correspondence audits) to audit taxpayers. Correspondence audits are cheaper than face-to-face audits but their effects on compliance are unclear. We investigate the effects of correspondence and face-to-face audits on post-audit tax...

This paper employs unique tax administrative data and operational audit information from a sample of approximately 7,500 self-employed U.S. taxpayers to investigate the effects of operational tax audits on future reporting behavior. Our estimates indicate that audits can have substantial...

This paper employs unique tax administrative data and operational audit information from a sample of approximately 7,500 self-employed U.S. taxpayers to investigate the effects of operational tax audits on future reporting behavior. Our estimates indicate that audits can have substantial...