Digitalization to improve tax compliance : evidence from VAT e-invoicing in Peru /

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Author / Creator:Bellon, Matthieu, author.
Imprint:[Washington, D.C.] : International Monetary Fund, [2019]
©2019
Description:1 online resource
Language:English
Series:IMF Working Paper ; WP/19/231
IMF working paper ; WP/19/231.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13513601
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Other authors / contributors:Chang, Jillie, author.
Dabla-Norris, Era, author.
Khalid, Salma, author.
Lima, Frederico, author.
Rojas, Enrique, author.
Villena, Pilar, author.
International Monetary Fund, issuing body.
ISBN:1513519441
9781513519449
Notes:Online resource; title from PDF title page (IMF, viewed Sept. 11, 2020).
Summary:This paper examines the impact of e-invoicing on firm tax compliance and performance using administrative tax data and quasi-experimental variation in the rollout of VAT electronic invoicing in Peru. We find that e-invoicing increases reported firm sales, purchases and value-added by over 5 percent in the first year after adoption. The impact is concentrated among smaller firms and sectors with higher rates of non-compliance, suggesting that e-invoicing enhances compliance by lowering compliance costs and strengthening deterrence. The reform's positive effects on tax collection are hindered by shortcomings in the VAT refund mechanism in Peru, suggesting that digital tools such as e-invoicing should be complemented by other reforms to improve revenue mobilization.