Amazon's MTurk: A currently underutilised resource for survey researchers?

M Farrell, B Sweeney - Accounting, Finance & Governance …, 2021 - afgr.scholasticahq.com
A recent innovation in empirical academic research is the use of online labour markets as a
source of data. One such market, Amazon's Mechanical Turk (“MTurk”) has been used by …

Improving the statistical power and reliability of research using Amazon Mechanical Turk

JW Bentley - Accounting Horizons, 2021 - publications.aaahq.org
SYNOPSIS Amazon Mechanical Turk (MTurk) is an increasingly popular source of
experimental participants due to its convenience and low cost (relative to traditional …

First Things First: Using Anchoring Bias to Examine the Effect of Penalty Severity and Social Norms on Tax Compliance

T King - Journal of Business Ethics, 2024 - Springer
Although ethics research shows that prospective penalties for tax fraud can increase
taxpayers' compliance with tax laws, we do not have a clear understanding of how …

Opinion shopping for tax advice: The effects of client narcissism, social bonds, and message framing

SE Kaszak, GS Iyer, PMJ Reckers - Accounting, Organizations and Society, 2024 - Elsevier
Contentious interactions can arise between a tax professional and client upon disagreement
over a tax position. These interpersonal exchanges can lead to “opinion shopping” and …

Are Fairness Perceptions Related to Moral Licensing Behavior? Evidence From Tax Compliance

D Bobek, A Hageman, C Hausserman - Journal of Business Ethics, 2024 - Springer
This study investigates how the presence, and subsequent repeal, of a tax incentive for a
prosocial behavior influences fairness perceptions and tax compliance for those who are …

Property Tax, Levy Expectations and Housing Asset Allocation: Evidence from Chinese Households

Y Wu, H Sun, X Wang, M Chen, H Huang… - Housing Policy …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Property tax reform in China has long been discussed regarding the reform agenda.
However, nationwide implementation remains stalled, with no clarity regarding when and …

The joint effects of partner rotation and PCAOB inspections on audit effort

AM Winn - Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, 2021 - publications.aaahq.org
This study experimentally tests the joint effects of mandatory partner rotation and PCAOB
inspections on audit effort. Using a sample comprised primarily of audit partners, I find that …

What do taxpayers prefer: Lower taxes or a better year-end position? A research note

GS Iyer, SE Kaszak - Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
What do people prefer, lower taxes or better year-end position? To our knowledge this is the
first study that examines which component of individuals' tax outcome, total tax or year-end …

Effects of the 2021 expanded child tax credit

B Lourie, DM Shanthikumar, TJ Shevlin… - Available at SSRN …, 2022 - papers.ssrn.com
We examine the effects of the July 2021 expansion of the Child Tax Credit (CTC). We
analyze detailed transactions data for 2019 through September 2021, utilizing a difference …

The effects of prefilled tax returns on taxpayer compliance

MM Doxey, JG Lawson… - The journal of the …, 2021 - publications.aaahq.org
This study uses two online experiments to examine the potential consequences of a recent
US Senate proposal to prefill federal income tax returns on behalf of individuals. Consistent …