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THE INFRACTIONS OF TAX EVASION
THE INFRACTIONS OF TAX EVASION

Author(s): Mihai Adrian Hotca
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: Universitatea Nicolae Titulescu
Keywords: tax evasion; infraction; causes of unpunishment; causes of reduction of the punishments

Summary/Abstract: In order to avoid the problems regarding the carrying out of the duties that come to the public institutions and authorities, the state regulates a tax system, the finality of which consists in assuring the revenues necessary for the optimal functioning of the state institutions and authorities, as well as of their obligations. The prevention and fight of the tax evasion represents a constant concern of the legislator. One of the latest laws in this matter is Law no. 241/2005. This law was adopted in order to prevent and fight the taxpayers’ eluding the carrying out of the tax obligations. Law no. 241/2005 has two purposes: the first one consists in setting the measures meant to prevent the infractions of tax evasions and other infractions related to that and the second one is to fight the infractions of tax evasion and other infractions related to the above- mentioned infractions. Through the deeds forbidden by the norms of this law, it damages the social values regarding the taxation and the social relations generated by this one. Through Law no. 241/2005, the Romanian legislator incriminated more deeds of tax evasion. Also in the case of committing these infractions, the legislator regulated certain causes of unpunishment and reduction of the punishments. The current study deals with the analysis of the infractions of tax evasion and of the causes of unpunishment and reduction of the punishments.

  • Issue Year: XVI/2009
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 217-224
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: English