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S5 Ep41: Ghost firms and tax fraud
Season 5 · Episode 41

S5 Ep41: Ghost firms and tax fraud

VoxTalks Economics

September 9, 202219m 21s

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Show Notes

The problem of fake firms that issue fake receipts so that clients can claim fraudulent tax deductions is widespread but hard to stop, and it’s costing governments everywhere billions in lost revenues. Dave Donaldson and Dina Pomeranz talk to Tim Phillips about how the tax authority in Ecuador recouped lost revenues.