And finally…men more likely to dodge taxes than women

New research has revealed that men are significantly more likely than women to attempt dodging their tax obligations.

Analysis of almost 1,500 people in the US, UK, Sweden and Italy found men under report their income, while women are more honest.

Researchers behind the study say the findings suggest that tackling the gender pay gap and increasing women’s participation in the workforce could do more to increase tax revenue than focusing on tax evasion.

The study, published in the Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, involved tests to gauge attitudes about paying tax among people who self report their income.

Dr John D’attoma, from the University of Exeter Business School, said: “We have found robust evidence that tax compliance is greater for women than men. “But men are more responsive to the incentives attached to paying taxes.

“Women are compliant even when they do not expect anything in return and we had this result in every country where we ran the experiment.”

The research also revealed that men are more likely to contribute their full share of tax when they are informed what their money pays for.