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<p>Tax procedures aim at collecting public finances to cover societal needs but also protect taxpayers. Hereby, a collision between transparency and privacy occurs. The goal of the research was twofold; to identify the relation between transparency and privacy in theory and legislation, and to detect gaps between law by the book and practice in tax matters in Slovenia as an EU Member State. Analyses are therefore based on qualitative research methods attributed to legal-administrative context. A combined approach is applied, including literature review, normative, dogmatic, sociological, and axiological methods. The findings reveal that several national statutes should be clearer to enable consistent enforcement. The results of both theoretical and empirical research suggest a constant search for a balance between transparency and privacy. Yet, the former is more emphasised over time as the letter to increase the rule of law, inclusiveness, and efficiency as the most salient governance principles in tax procedures.</p>
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Tax procedures aim at collecting public finances to cover societal needs but also protect taxpayers. Hereby, a collision between transparency and privacy occurs. The goal of the research was twofold; to identify the relation between transparency and privacy in theory and legislation, and to detect gaps between law by the book and practice in tax matters in Slovenia as an EU Member State. Analyses are therefore based on qualitative research methods attributed to legal-administrative context. A combined approach is applied, including literature review, normative, dogmatic, sociological, and axiological methods. The findings reveal that several national statutes should be clearer to enable consistent enforcement. The results of both theoretical and empirical research suggest a constant search for a balance between transparency and privacy. Yet, the former is more emphasised over time as the letter to increase the rule of law, inclusiveness, and efficiency as the most salient governance principles in tax procedures.

Tax Procedures Between Transparency and Privacy: Trends in Legal Regulation and Practice in Slovenia

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Tax procedures aim at collecting public finances to cover societal needs but also protect taxpayers. Hereby, a collision between transparency and privacy...

Tax Procedures Between Transparency and Privacy: Trends in Legal Regulation and Practice in Slovenia

Published Online: Jul 13, 2022

Page range: 119 - 136

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/danb-2022-0008

Keywords
Tax Procedures, Transparency, Privacy, Legislation v. Practice, Good Governance

© 2022 Polonca Kovač, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Tax Procedures Between Transparency and Privacy: Trends in Legal Regulation and Practice in Slovenia

Published Online: Jul 13, 2022

Page range: 119 - 136

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/danb-2022-0008

KeywordsTax Procedures, Transparency, Privacy, Legislation v. Practice, Good Governance

© 2022 Polonca Kovač, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Tax Procedures, Transparency, Privacy, Legislation v. Practice, Good Governance