In den vergangenen Jahren ist das Aufkommen aus der Unternehmensbesteuerung in Deutschland häufig weniger stark zurückgegangen, als es aufgrund reduzierter tariflicher Steuersätze zu erwarten gewesen wäre. Grund hierfür sind sogenannte Selbstfinanzierungseffekte. Diese ergeben sich aus...

Die seit 2008 geltende "Zinsschranke" begrenzt den Abzug des Zinsaufwands von der steuerlichen Bemessungsgrundlage bei hoher Fremdfinanzierung. Eine Abschätzung auf Grundlage von veröffentlichten handelsrechtlichen Jahresabschlüssen des Jahres 2006 ergibt 1 100 Unternehmen, die von der...

Many studies have shown that the activities of multinational corporations are quite sensitive to differences in income tax rates across countries. In this paper I explore the interaction between multinational taxation and abatement activities under an international emissions permit trading...

This report analyses tax incentives for SMEs in 20 EU countries and five non-EU countries between 2009-2013. Its findings and recommendations are based on a review of tax codes, modelling of tax burdens using two different models, a descriptive analysis of company financial ratios, and the...

This article compares an ACE system with a CBIT system in an open economy. Using a realoption approach we show that, if a firm can decide when to invest, a tradeoff is found. According to traditional wisdom, a high-income firm investing in an ACE system faces a heavier tax burden at each...

The relative constancy of nonfinancial corporate tax revenues as a share of U.S. GDP masks offsetting trends in the ratio of corporate profits to GDP (declining) and the average tax rate (increasing). The average tax rate rose steadily between 1996 and 2003, an increase largely attributable to...

In this paper we ask whether recent claims that the US government should switch from the tax credit system to the exemption system are justified. We study corporate taxation in a model where international capital flows are either greenfield investment projects or acquisitions of existing firms,...