Unikanie i uchylanie się od opodatkowania w sektorze małych i średnich przedsiębiorstw – przyczyny, specyfika, skutki

Abstract

The article discusses the problem of the tax avoidance and tax evasion in the sector of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The purpose of this article is to determine the specificity of the SME sector in terms of these two attitudes, the reasons and methods of these attitudes and the effects of such actions. To realize the purpose of article, as a research method, used the analysis of available literature and pilot research of SMEs concerning with tax avoidance and tax evasion. As the result of the article is the verification of following thesis: 1) high scale of occurrence of tax evasion in the SME sector, whereas the low scale of tax avoidance; 2) there are major differences between the SME sector and large enterprises regarding the reasons, ways and effects of tax avoidance and tax evasion; 3) lack of knowledge of SMEs on the effects of the attitudes discussed.

Keywords

• SMEs
• avoidance
• evasion
• taxation