Dieser Beitrag untersucht die Wirkungen der Zinsbereinigung des Eigenkapitals auf das zu erwartende Steueraufkommen und auf den internationalen Steuerwettbewerb. Ausgangspunkt hierfür ist eine modelltheoretische Untersuchung des Zusammenhanges zwischen Kapitalmarktrenditen und...

This paper analyzes the impact of taxation on the location of patents within multinational groups. Based on groups with parents from 36 countries globally and their patent holdings in 36 European countries, we provide insight into the determinants of three subsequent decisions: (1) the decision...

This paper analyzes whether a corporate tax cut reduces profit shifting to low-tax countries. I use firm-level data of 2,812 German corporations around the Business Tax Reform in 2008.Applying a difference-in-differences framework with a one-on-one matching strategy, which compares earnings of...

This paper analyzes whether taxation has an influence on the location decisions of multinational enterprises. As a tax measure, we employ a novel measure of tax attractiveness, the Tax Attractiveness Index. This index covers 18 different tax factors, such as the taxation of dividends and capital...

This paper addresses the question of how firms react to tax incentives in a formula apportionment (FA) tax regime. Under FA, profits of all consolidated entities of a business group are summed and then allocated according to a formula based on FA factors. We hypothesize that firms may change the...

This paper addresses the question of how firms react to tax incentives in a formula apportionment (FA) tax regime. Under FA, the profits of all consolidated entities of a business group are summed and then allocated according to a formula based on FA factors. We hypothesize that firms may change...

Mit der österreichischen Steuerreform 2005 wurde die Möglichkeit der grenzüberschreitenden Verlustverrechnung im Rahmen der Gruppenbesteuerung eröþnet. Die vorliegende Arbeit untersucht den simultanen Einfluss von Gruppenbesteuerung und Verlustverrechnungsbeschränkungen auf das...

We analyze the impact of taxation on the option to defer an investment decision and derive tax rates that do not influence the extent of postponement. Furthermore, we deduce from this option pricing framework a measure of an investor's disposition towards realizing an investment project under...

An alternative minimum tax (AMT) is often regarded as desirable. We analyze a wealth tax at corporate and personal level that is designed as an AMT as proposed by the German Green Party. This wealth tax is imputable to profit taxes and is hence intended to prevent multiple (multistage) taxation....

Im vorliegenden Beitrag werden die Entscheidungswirkungen der deutschen Abschnittsbesteuerung auf die optimale Repatriierung multinationaler Unternehmen untersucht. Anhand des Beispiels einer inländischen Einzelunternehmung, die eine Finanzanlage oder eine Realinvestition entweder in einer...