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to guide him or her on the tax policies, assessment criteria and procedures so that he or she can not be abused by third persons who may also be the tax collectors with lesser integrity. Empowering the tax payer would entail simplification and automation, where advantageous, of tax assessment and payment processes allowing him or her to be able to process tax payments without difficulty and dependence on third persons. Having said this, the last important element that would be instrumental in mending the tax culture is the effectiveness and efficiency of tax enforcement system. Generally, this refers to detecting tax defaulters. But we feel that the scope of tax enforcement should be expanded to recognizing the responsible tax payers along with detecting the defaulter followed by rewarding and/or punishing them, respectively. The figure 1 sequences and summaries the interventions.