Local taxes and the related taxing power are significant determinants of public authority decentralization. Local taxes should primarily serve as an effective source of self-government revenues. Therefore, it is extremely important to identify and comprehend the motives and behaviors of...

Most countries grant capital gains preferential treatment under their income tax laws by either excluding them from taxation or taxing them at a lower rate than wage or interest income. Although this preference is not uncontroversial, few people question it on grounds of gender. Nevertheless,...

" As the recent scandal shows, the IRS is big, bad, and out of control. Grover Norquist analyzes the problems within the agency and presents solutions to rein them in. Norquist has a plan for cutting taxes for working Americans and for the major corporations that are fleeing for foreign shores....

A autoridade tributária e aduaneira na gestão da fronteira externa da União Europeia / Ana Paula Caliço Raposo -- Notas breves sobre a al. b) do no 10 do art. 51 do CIRC : a "distância entre a intenção e o gesto" / António Lobo Xavier -- A complexidade das opções de tributação em...