The Impact of Sales Taxation on Internet Commerce — An Empirical Analysis
Economics Letters 99 (2008) 557-560
Posted: 31 Mar 2013
Date Written: 2008
Abstract
This paper examines how sales taxation on Internet purchases could affect the decision to buy oods over the Internet. The results appear robust with respect to unobserved technological sophistication or other alternative explanations. The tax effect is found to be significant and its magnitude suggests that applying a provincial average sales tax of 14% to all Internet sales in Canada would reduce the number of online buyers by as much as 44%.
Keywords: Tax incidence, Business taxation
JEL Classification: H22, H25
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Ahmed, Shamim and Wirjanto, Tony S., The Impact of Sales Taxation on Internet Commerce — An Empirical Analysis (2008). Economics Letters 99 (2008) 557-560, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2241875
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