<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Personal income taxation remains an ongoing issue in Croatia. It is used as an important instrument of income redistribution. Moreover, it directly affects purchasing power of the working population. Numerous changes have been made in this type of taxation since the establishment of Croatian tax system. The aim of this paper is to analyse possible determinants of personal income taxation in Croatia. After offering brief insight into public finance theory regarding personal income taxation, the structure of personal income taxation in Croatia is explained. The empirical analysis of the determinants of personal income taxation in Croatia is conducted using cointegration analysis. Economic conditions, average monthly wage, and number of taxpayers are used as determinants of personal income tax used in this research. The cointegration analysis is conducted using monthly data from January 2008 to February 2016. The results of the research show a statistically significant negative impact of economic conditions and statistically significant positive impact of average monthly wage and number of taxpayers on personal income taxation in long run, what is in line with economic and public finance theory.</p></abstract>

Personal income taxation remains an ongoing issue in Croatia. It is used as an important instrument of income redistribution. Moreover, it directly affects purchasing power of the working population. Numerous changes have been made in this type of taxation since the establishment of Croatian tax system. The aim of this paper is to analyse possible determinants of personal income taxation in Croatia. After offering brief insight into public finance theory regarding personal income taxation, the structure of personal income taxation in Croatia is explained. The empirical analysis of the determinants of personal income taxation in Croatia is conducted using cointegration analysis. Economic conditions, average monthly wage, and number of taxpayers are used as determinants of personal income tax used in this research. The cointegration analysis is conducted using monthly data from January 2008 to February 2016. The results of the research show a statistically significant negative impact of economic conditions and statistically significant positive impact of average monthly wage and number of taxpayers on personal income taxation in long run, what is in line with economic and public finance theory.

Analysis of Personal Income Taxation Determinants in Croatia in Long Run: Evidence from Cointegration Analysis

Graduate student at Faculty of Economics & Business

Naše gospodarstvo/Our economy

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Personal income taxation remains an ongoing issue in Croatia. It is used as an important instrument of income redistribution. Moreover, it directly affects...

Analysis of Personal Income Taxation Determinants in Croatia in Long Run: Evidence from Cointegration Analysis

Published Online: Sep 23, 2017

Page range: 12 - 18

Received: Apr 01, 2017

Accepted: Jul 01, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ngoe-2017-0014

Keywords
personal income taxation determinants, economic conditions, wages, number of taxpayers, johansen cointegration approach, Croatia

© 2017 Irena Palić et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Analysis of Personal Income Taxation Determinants in Croatia in Long Run: Evidence from Cointegration Analysis

Published Online: Sep 23, 2017

Page range: 12 - 18

Received: Apr 01, 2017

Accepted: Jul 01, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ngoe-2017-0014

Keywordspersonal income taxation determinants, economic conditions, wages, number of taxpayers, johansen cointegration approach, Croatia

© 2017 Irena Palić et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
personal income taxation determinants, economic conditions, wages, number of taxpayers, johansen cointegration approach, Croatia