Despite the inherent complexity that the enforcement of transfer pricing rules entails, it is feasible—and desirable—to introduce simplification measures without abandoning this worldwide accepted standard, especially in the context of developing countries and despite reticence shown by...

The purpose of this paper is to provide estimates of the probable saving in the resource cost of complying with the tax law that would result from simplifying the individual income tax law. These estimates are based on an econometric analysis of the tax filing behavior in 1982 of a sample of...

In spite of repeated calls for tax simplification around the world, tax systems, especially those in developed countries, have evolved into complex ones. While there have been various approaches to tax simplification by different national governments, the UK’s initiative of establishing a...

This paper considers the treatment of multinational business in the system known as an X Tax. The focus is on the choice between origin and destination treatments of transborder transactions. The destination-principle approach sidesteps the transferpricing problem. It remains in the...

Die Zollverwaltung hatte bislang mit dem Bekenntnis zur De-Mail Neuerungen zu den Geschäftsabläufen eingeführt. Der zweite Teil der Einführung neuer, elektronischer Geschäftsabläufe ist umfassender: seit April 2016 wird im Hintergrund von der Generalzolldirektion (GZD) an der Einführung...