As a consequence of digital transformation, individuals are often confronted with prefilled forms or prefilled data entry masks. In situations where cheating and lying are of concern, prefilling might reduce dishonest behavior. In a controlled experiment, we investigate how correctly and incorrectly prefilled forms influence compliance behavior. We frame our experiment as filing the annual income tax return. We show that correct prefilling enhances compliance. However, in cases of incorrect prefilling, we observe asymmetric effects. If prefilled income is lower than true income, we find no positive compliance effect, and compliance is on the same level as with blank forms. If prefilled income is higher than true income, prefilling still has a positive effect on compliance. In that case, compliance is on the same level as with correctly prefilled forms and higher than with blank forms. Our study contributes to the literature on cheating and lying by showing that prefilled forms affect compliance.

数字转换的结果是，个人经常会面临预填表格或预填数据输入掩码的问题。在作弊和说谎的情况下，预填充可能会减少不诚实的行为。在一个受控实验中，我们研究了正确和不正确的预填充表格如何影响依从行为。我们将实验设计为提交年度所得税申报表。我们显示正确的预填充可增强合规性。但是，在预填充不正确的情况下，我们会观察到不对称的影响。如果预填收入低于真实收入，我们发现没有正面的合规影响，并且合规性与空白表格处于同一水平。如果预填充收入高于真实收入，则预填充仍会对合规性产生积极影响。在这种情况下，符合性与正确填写的表格处于同一水平，并且高于空白表格。我们的研究通过证明预填充形式会影响依从性，为有关作弊和说谎的文献做出了贡献。