Der Unionszollkodex – die VO (EU) Nr. 952/2013 – (UZK) hat am 1. Mai 2016 vollständige Geltung erlangt. Viele vorgesehene IT-Systeme zur einheitlichen Abwicklung des Zollrechts in der EU sind jedoch zu diesem Zeitpunkt noch nicht verfügbar und funktionsfähig gewesen. Die Kommission ist...

The article demonstrates why China has been relatively absent from international debates on digital taxation and concludes that while China is likely to favor a minimum effective tax approach, it will look to other countries to direct the reform

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'...

Tax policy advocates have long suggested an optimal tax system would be the most efficient tax regime but until recently it has been unobtainable. Optimal tax theory is based on designing tax policies that will collect the required amount of revenue with the least distortions, based on the...

A digital invoice customs exchange (DICE) is a technology-intensive tax compliance regimen for VAT/GST that utilizes invoice encryption to safeguard transactional data exchanged between seller and buyer in both domestic and import/export contexts while simultaneously notifying concerned...

The “fair” taxation of digital business models is challenging. One of the key aspects — both policy makers and the public opinion consider as most pressuring — is the determination of intragroup transfer prices for intangibles used in digital business models. In this paper, we address...

In regard to "Options to address the broader direct tax policy challenges", I suggest that the Task Force consider several matters:- Practical "best practice" approaches for determining some minimal level of digital presence that would be treated as a PE. The Task Force should recommend language...

Since 2018, the UK government, the European Commission, and several European national governments have advanced bold proposals for a new “digital services tax” (DST), with the aim of capturing profits earned by multinationals that reflect value contributed by users of digital platforms. I...

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...