This article incorporates tax evasion and sales tax rebates to consumers into Ramsey�s optimal taxation problem. Consumers may act as tax enforcers by requesting sales receipts, forcing firms to remit taxes to the government. Consumer auditing is costly, and the government offers buyers a tax rebate. This policy modifies the traditional �Ramsey equation� due to a non-trivial inco…

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