This paper, intended for researchers, introduces a stochastic method for calculating the optimal tax schedule based on taxpayer utility, population skill distribution, and wages. It implements and extends the classic approach to optimal income tax calculation introduced by J.A. Mirrlees. A...

The present paper deals with the tax structure of house rent allowance (HRA) and procurement of real estate in India. HRA forms a popular basis of compensating employees in India - both in public and private sectors. HRA attracts personal taxation from Income Tax point of view. Although there...

According to a widely held belief, all who are able to work, should workʺ. We consider this statement within a framework of non-linear taxation. The crucial difference between our model and the standard model is that the government can distinguish between productive persons and the disabled. A...