Research in progress, evidence in development.

The Lab brings together independent research projects and studies exploring how digital tax-control systems are designed, introduced, adopted and experienced in practice.

Independent research with a clear public purpose

The Lab develops independent research around real-world tax-control challenges, combining policy, technology, implementation and behavioural perspectives to produce useful evidence, findings and recommendations. Commissioned or client-confidential research is not listed here unless it has been explicitly approved or intended for publication.

Research projects

RUNNING
October 2026

Receipt Research Project

The Receipt Research Project (RRP) is an independent behavioural study examining how people find, read and understand information presented on sales receipts. The research focuses on the practical usability of receipt information, including how…

Expected completion: December 2026
PREPARING
October 2026

Tourist Receipt Survey 2026

An exploratory field study examining how tourists interact with receipts in everyday retail and service transactions, and the extent to which, under their unique circumstances, their behaviour can contribute to consumer-side tax compliance control.…

Expected completion: November 2026