In the course of the “Panama Papers” discussion, questions arise concerning the fiscal effects of international profit shifting and tax avoidance. A recent OECD study estimates the worldwide corporate tax losses to lie between 4 and 10 percent of the revenues. Applied to Germany, this would...

Politicians accuse corporations of sneakily shifting their profits to tax havens. In fact, tax revenues in low-tax countries such as Ireland and Malta have risen sharply over the past 20 years. However, revenue growth in large countries like Germany and France is not slow. Interestingly, EU...

Die kürzlich in einer Studie festgestellten Unterschiede zwischen der tatsächlich gezahlten und der tariflichen Steuerbelastung sind in Deutschland auf Abweichungen zwischen der Handels- und der Steuerbilanz zurückzuführen. Inwieweit Konzerne Gewinne verlagern, um Steuern zu sparen, lässt...