Our study investigates firms' internal digitalizationas a crucial foundation for timely, data-driven decision making. We evaluate the association between digital infrastructure and improved decision making intax planning decisions to analyze if the benefits of digitalization expand beyond firms'...

In its 2015 Final Report on 'Measuring and Monitoring BEPS, Action 11', the OECD introduced six indicators to quantify and evaluate base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) activity over time. In this study, we revisit three selected indicators, provide a numerical update for recent periods using...

Anfang 2021 hat die Europäische Kommission den formalen Prozess zur Entwicklung eines stabilen regulatorischen und steuerlichen Rahmens zur Bewältigung der Herausforderungen der digitalen Wirtschaft wieder aufgenommen. Bereits 2018 wollte die Europäische Kommission eine politische Einigung...

As of the beginning of 2021, the European Commission has restarted the formal process to develop a stable regulatory and tax framework to address the challenges of the digital economy. In 2018, the European Commission initially intended to gain political agreement on a Digital Services Tax (DST)...

This paper investigatesthe effect of firms' internal digitalization on the performance of business support functions such as the tax department. We put forward a novel, micro-level IT sophistication index based on a survey monitoring European firms' digital infrastructure. Following the...

Um steuerlich motivierte Gewinnverlagerungen einzudämmen und den Steuerwettbewerb einzugrenzen, einigten sich im Jahr 2021 im Rahmen des "Inclusive Framework" 137 Staaten darauf, eine globale Min- destbesteuerung für multinationale Konzerne einzuführen. Auf den ersten Blick begrenzt die...

In order to curb tax-motivated profit shifting and limit international tax competition, 137 signatory coun- tries to the Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) agreed in 2021 to introduce a global minimum tax on multinational corporations. At first glance, the...

We study the effect of digital tax measures on firm value. By employing an event study methodology, we analyze investor reaction to the European Commission's proposals on the taxation of digital corporations. Examining the stock returns of potentially affected corporations surrounding the draft...

Die fortschreitende Digitalisierung führt zu neuen Formen der Wertschöpfung. Dies stellt das bestehende System der globalen Unternehmensbesteuerung vor große Herausforderungen. Die OECD diskutiert jedoch derzeit nicht über eine gezielte Anpassung dieses Systems, sondern schlägt eine...

We study the effect of digital tax measures on firm value. By employing an event study methodology, we analyze investor reaction to the European Commission's proposals on the taxation of digital corporations. Examining the stock returns of potentially affected corporations surrounding the draft...