This paper provides an overview of full and partial allowance for corporate equity (ACE) tax systems in practice. In the recent past, ACE systems have been used in Austria, Croatia, and Italy. Brazil still applies a variant of such a system and Belgium introduced one this year. This paper...

This article provides an overview of full and partial allowance for corporate equity (ACE) tax systems in practice. In the recent past, ACE systems existed in Austria, Croatia and Italy. Brazil still applies a variant of such a system and Belgium introduced one in 2006. This article summarizes...

This paper describes tax reforms in OECD countries over the last 20 years and how they are related to tax competition. Both individual countries' reforms and multilateral initiatives and developments are covered. This is followed by an overview of the empirical evidence on tax competition. Our...