Abstract: Die Besteuerung grenzüberschreitend tätiger, verbundener Unternehmen in der Europäischen Union befindet sich im Umbruch. Die vorherrschenden Regelungen zur Gruppenbesteuerung in den Mitgliedstaaten sind derzeit noch überwiegend auf national tätige, verbundene Unternehmen...

There are at least two reasons why taxation of corporate groups in Europe calls for reform. Firstly, differences are to be found between the tax treatment of a corporate group and that of a single legal entity. Secondly, foreign subsidiaries are often subject to different tax treatment than...

We empirically analyze the influence of tax considerations on the structure of investments of a parent company based in one EU member state that holds subsidiaries in a different member state. We show that group taxation, deductibility of financing expenses, or participation write-downs and...