The desirability of inheritance and gift taxes depends on individuals’ tax responsiveness. This paper demonstrates how strongly, and in what way, the German inheritance and gift tax influences taxpayer behavior. To that end, it combines administrative data with cross-bracket tax variation: a...

The desirability of inheritance and gift taxes depends on individuals' tax responsiveness. This paper demonstrates how strongly, and in what way, the German inheritance and gift tax influences taxpayer behavior. To that end, it combines administrative data with cross-bracket tax variation: a...

This paper examines the determinants of inter vivos (lifetime) transfers of ownership in German family firms between 2000 and 2013. Survey evidence indicates that owners of larger firms, and firms with strong current business conditions, transfer ownership at higher rates than others. When a...

In Reaktion auf das Urteil des Bundesverfassungsgerichts vom Dezember 2014 hat der Bundestag am 24.6.2016 ein reformiertes Erbschaft- und Schenkungssteuergesetz verabschiedet. Diesem hat der Bundesrat bislang nicht zugestimmt, weil mehrere Länder Mindereinnahmen befürchten. In der Tat würden...