Within the European Union, there exists a fundamental tension between the fiscal sovereignty of its Member States, in particular in the field of direct taxation, and the requirements of the Internal Market, which aim at the abolition of any regulatory or fiscal obstacles to cross border movement...

This paper aims to contribute to the European policy debate on corporate income tax reform in three ways. First, it takes a step back to review the performance of the CIT in Europe over the past several decades and the important role played by MNEs in European economies. Second, it analyses...

This is the first study of the Value-Added Tax (VAT) systems of the ten countries of Central and Eastern Europe preparing for integration into the European Union (EU). The study offers a comparative evaluation of the main features of the VAT systems between the ten countries surveyed and...

Das vorliegende Buch enthält die erste Studie zum Mehrwertsteuersystem der zentral- und osteuropäischen Länder, die eine EU-Mitgliedschaft anstreben. Die Studie vergleicht die Steuersysteme der 10 untersuchten Länder (Bulgarien,Tschechische Republik, Estland, Ungarn, Lettland, Litauen,...