"Steuergestaltung" ist zu einem Geschäft für Gutverdiener geworden, mit dessen Hilfe "Steuerschäden" legal abzuwenden sind und von dem eine hoch bezahlte "Industrie der Steuervermeidung" als Parallelgesellschaft lebt. Der Göttinger Rechtsanwalt nimmt sich akribisch (allein fast 50 Seiten...

By granting intracompany loans to their foreign affiliates, multinational firms may reduce their tax liability abroad. Many countries have legislated thin-capitalization rules (TCRs) that limit the allowable levels of intracompany loans or restrict interest deductibility if certain thresholds...

This paper argues that profit-shifting activities of multi-jurisdictional enterprises (MJE) are maintained under a tax system of consolidation and formula apportionment (FA). A theoretical model discusses how an MJE can exploit its impact on the definition of the consolidated group...