The issue of capital tax competition in source-based capital taxes is viewed to be unproblematic if residence-based capital taxation exists. The sustainability, however, of residence-based capital taxation depends on the co-operation of source countries to assist in collecting tax revenues that...

The issue of capital tax competition in source-based capital taxes is viewed to be unproblematic if residence-based capital taxation depends on the co-operation of source countries to assist in collecting tax revenues that benefit the residence country. We analyze conditions under which...

The issue of capital tax competition in source-based capital taxes is viewed to be unproblematic if residence-based capital taxation exists. The sustainability, however, of residence-based capital taxation depends on the co-operation of source countries to assist in collecting tax revenues that...

This paper analyzes the choice of taxes and international information exchange by governments in a capital tax competition model. We explain situations where countries can choose tax rates on tax savings income and exchange information about the domestic savings of foreigners, implying that the...

This paper analyzes the choice of taxes and international information exchange by governments in a capital tax competition model. We explain situations where countries can choose tax rates on tax savings income and exchange information about the domestic savings of foreigners, implying that the...

It is a widely acknowledged result of the literature on capital tax competition that underprovision of public goods can only be avoided if tax coordination between governments is intensive and residence-based capital taxation can be enforced. In this paper we use a model where commodity and...

Ergänzend zu dem im ifo Schnelldienst 11/2004 diskutierten Thema "Sollte die Unternehmensbesteuerung innerhalb der EU harmonisiert werden?" plädiert Prof. Dr. Christoph Spengel, Universität Gießen, für eine Angleichung der effektiven Unternehmenssteuerbelastungen innerhalb der EU. Dazu...

Ergänzend zu dem im ifo Schnelldienst 11/2004 diskutierten Thema "Sollte die Unternehmensbesteuerung innerhalb der EU harmonisiert werden?" plädiert Prof. Dr. Christoph Spengel, Universität Gießen, für eine Angleichung der effektiven Unternehmenssteuerbelastungen innerhalb der EU. Dazu...