Bach, Stefan; Broer, Michael; Fossen, Frank M. - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2008
Taxing local business is a common feature of local public finance in many countries. The German local business tax (Gewerbesteuer) is the main tax revenue source of municipalities in Germany. Liberal professionals, however, have traditionally been exempted from it. In the past, the German...