A Blockchain to reinforce Tax-Compliance

Di Manlio d'Agostino Panebianco -
Abstract In the globalised economy, a common issue is Tax-noncompliance and, as pointed out by the TAX3 Committee, significant support in tax-offence-contrast can be provided by modern technologies: since these crimes are mainly committed through data falsification, a possible help could be offered by Blockchain technology, which thanks to its features of transparency, reliability, traceability and independence, is compliant to international and domestic legal-standards. The analysis of different perspectives (legal-auditors, Tax Authorities, private companies and smart-economy) highlights the positive effects in a general increase of tax-compliance, with a consequent and possible reduction . . .