Abstract
PurposeThis paper aims to examine the relationship between the financial crime and tax evasion and tests whether corruption moderates such a relationship.Design/methodology/approachTax evasion measure is based on Schneider et al. (2010). Financial crime is collected from Basel anti-money laundering (AML) report.FindingsUsing a sample of 120 countries, the authors find that the level of financial crime is positively associated with tax evasion. When testing for the moderating effect of corruption, they document that the positive relationship between financial crime and tax evasion is more pronounced for high corrupt environments.Originality/valueThe findings have policy implications for governments aiming to combat tax evasion and financial crimes.
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