The problem of revenue leakages through transfer pricing remains unabated, and an examination of possible causes is a continuum. This study provides a nuanced examination of the interaction between MNCs and the tax consultants (TCs) which is treated with mixed views in the existing literature....

Die Schaffung einer konsolidierten Körperschaftsteuerbemessungsgrundlage für die grenzüberschreitende Unternehmenstätigkeit innerhalb der EU steht seit dem Jahr 2001 auf der Agenda der EU-Kommission. Dieses ehrgeizige Ziel ist in unterschiedlichen Ausgestaltungsvarianten denkbar und geht mit...

The European Commission has been supporting a transition from a system of separate accounting to a system of formula apportionment. In 2011, it presented a proposal for a council directive on a Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base (CCCTB). Formula apportionment is often considered more...

Our study evaluates the role of coordination, at both the government- and the firm-level, on the transfer prices set by U.S. multinational corporations (MNCs) when income taxes and duties cannot be jointly minimized with a single transfer price. We find that either the presence of a coordinated...

Numerous (high-tax) countries presume that multinational firms use their transferpricing policies to shift profits into countries with lower tax rates. To avoid the corresponding loss in tax revenues, tax authorities develop constantly tightening rules to curb transfer-price distortions....