“…In fact, tax settlements are preferred over litigation in most countries (Franzoni, 2004). 1 Third, bargaining situations may also arise in a cooperative compliance relationship, where tax auditor and taxpayer discuss potential disagreements in an early stage (Stojanovic, 2016;OECD, 2008OECD, , 2013. Several countries have established such programs, including Austria, Australia, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.…”