This paper analyzes how multinational enterprises respond to a restriction on interest deductions incurred for internal borrowing. The emphasis of the study is on a firm's response with respect to external borrowing. The empirical investigation applies propensity score matching techniques and...

Corporate tax reforms carried out in EU countries since 1980 entail lower statutory tax rates and reductions in generous tax depreciation provisions. Several countries including the UK have reduced tax rates for SMEs. This study compares incentive effects of such reforms on the SMEs’...

Corporate tax reforms carried out in EU countries since 1980 entail lower statutory tax rates and reductions in generous tax depreciation provisions. Several countries including the UK have reduced tax rates for SMEs. This study compares incentive effects of such reforms on the SMEs’...

This study aims at contributing to the ongoing debates on the bracket creep, whether Germany needs an integration of inflation indexation into its personal income tax system in order to re-duce distortions of tax liabilities and additional tax burdens. On the other hand, Germany has continuously...

Corporate tax reforms carried out in EU countries since 1980 entail lower statutory tax rates and reductions in generous tax depreciation provisions. Several countries, including the UK, have reduced tax rates for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). This study compares incentive effects...

Ziel der vorliegenden Studie ist es, die Ursachen für die schwache Entwicklung des Umsatzsteueraufkommens zu analysieren und in ihrer quantitativen Bedeutung abzuschätzen. In diesem Zusammenhang sollen verschiedene Modelle (Mittler-Modell, Reverse-Charge-Modell, Reverse-Charge-Modell mit...