In Zeiten, in denen in zunehmendem Maße über eine «zu hohe» Steuerlast geklagt wird, gewinnen legale und illegale Formen des Steuerwiderstandes an praktischer und auch wissenschaftlicher Bedeutung. Die hier untersuchte mißbräuchliche Steuerumgehung ist als vom Gesetzeswortlaut, nicht...

This paper analyzes the effect of the introduction of a final withholding tax on capital income on the progression of the German income tax. As previous literature shows, even with synthetic income taxation, tax progression was strongest in the middle of the income distribution, and decreased...

We study the effect of tax policy on stock market returns in the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom using GARCH models and a unique daily dataset of legislative tax changes during the period 1 December 1978 to 31 January 2018. We find that days of discretionary tax legislation during...