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The political cconomy of corporate tax harmonization : why do European politicians (dis)like minimum tax rates?
Osterloh, Steffen (contributor);  … - 2008
Setting minimum tax rates is a well discussed way of mitigating pressure from tax competition. This paper investigates which motives shape the support for a minimum corporate tax among politicians. We make use of a unique data base: a survey among members of the European parliament. Our results...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003793773
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The effective average tax burden in the European Union and the USA : a computer-based calculation and comparison with the model of the European tax analyzer
Jacobs, Otto H.; Spengel, Christoph - 1999
In this paper we present a computer-based model (so-called European Tax Analyzer) for the international computation and comparison of company tax burdens. The methodology follows the forward-looking concepts for the measurement of effective average tax rates (EATR) on the basis of a model-firm....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011443402
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Effective marginal tax rates for US investors in Germany and Europe : an analysis of recent tax reforms in Germany
Spengel, Christoph - 1999
which can affect cross-border location, investment and financing decisions. Moreover, recent reform proposals in Germany are … likely to have an impact both on investment patterns and financing decisions of US multinationals in Germany. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011443408
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Effektive Steuerbelastung der grenzüberschreitenden Geschäftstätigkeit nach den Vorschlägen zur Reform der Unternehmensbesteuerung
Spengel, Christoph - 2000
Das Steuersenkungsgesetz stellt das größte Reformvorhaben auf dem Gebiet der direkten Steuern in Deutschland seit der … internationalen Wettbewerbsfähigkeit von Unternehmen am Standort Deutschland, Stärkung der Attraktivität des Standorts Deutschland für … (King-Fullerton-Ansatz) für Deutschland und die übrigen EU-Mitgliedstaaten brachte folgende Ergebnisse. Die Reform erfüllt …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011444519
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The development of corporate tax structures in the European Union from 1998 to 2015 - qualitative and quantitative analysis
Bräutigam, Rainer; Spengel, Christoph; Stutzenberger, … - 2017 - This version: August 2017
Ongoing tax reform processes, competitive pressures and the consequences of the financial and sovereign debt crisis have considerably shaped the tax systems of the Member States of the European Union in the last two decades. Our paper combines a qualitative and quantitative analysis of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011720019
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The impact of personal and corporate taxation on capital structure choices
Overesch, Michael (contributor); Voeller, Dennis (contributor) - 2008
This paper empirically analyses whether both personal and corporate taxation have an impact on companies' capital structure decisions. We investigate the effect of the difference in taxation of debt and equity financing on capital structures. Our empirical results, based on a comprehensive panel...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003671263
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Besteuerungsprinzipien und effektive Unternehmenssteuerbelastungen in der Europäischen Union
Elschner, Christina; Heckemeyer, Jost H.; Spengel, Christoph - 2009
Dieser Beitrag untersucht umfassend die Unternehmensbesteuerung in der Europäischen Union im Zeitraum von 1998 bis 2007. Das innereuropäische Steuergefälle wird unter Rückgriff auf zwei zentrale Maßgrößen ‐ die Kapitalkosten und die effektive Durchschnittssteuerbelastung ‐ abgebildet....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003857709
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A common corporate tax base for Europe : an impact assessment of the draft council directive on a CC(C)TB
Spengel, Christoph; Ortmann-Babel, Martina; Zinn, Benedikt - 2012
After intensive and extensive preparation, the European Commission released the long-awaited proposal for a Council Directive on a Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base (CCCTB) on March 16, 2011. In the context of the Europe 2020 Strategy, major objectives of the proposed CCCTB are the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009553619
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Tax competition in Europe : Europe in competition with other world regions?
Streif, Frank - 2015 - This version: 16 November 2015
Corporate tax levels have fallen substantially in Europe during the last decades. A broad literature has identified tax competition as one reason for this decline in corporate tax levels. However, none of these studies explicitly asks the question whether tax competition within regions is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011391793
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Transparency in financial reporting : is country-by-country reporting suitable to combat international profit shifting?
Evers, Maria Theresia; Meier, Ina; Spengel, Christoph - 2014
Aggressive tax planning efforts of highly profitable multinational companies (Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS)) have recently become the subject of intense public debate. As a response, several international initiatives and parties have called for more transparency in financial reporting,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010249636