Das Gutachten zeigt, daß die Vorschläge der CDU/CSU zur Steuerreform im Vergleich zum Regierungskonzept zu einem stärkeren Absinken der Grenzsteuerbelastung für Arbeitnehmer führen und somit eine positivere Wirkung auf die Gesamtwirtschaft zur Folge haben werden. Doch auch nach dem...

Im Mittelpunkt der Arbeit steht die Ausgestaltung der einkommensteuerlichen Abschreibung von beweglichen Wirtschaftsgütern (Absetzung für Abnutzung - AfA). Soweit es Zielsetzung des Steuergesetzgebers ist, ein international wettbewerbsfähiges und einfaches Steuerrecht zu verwirklichen sowie...

The tax burden on investment or companies is an important factor for the attractiveness of a country or a region. In particular, business location and investment decisions are influenced by the relative tax burdens encountered in different regions. This study presents estimates of the effective...

We analyse R&D tax incentives in a detailed way considering a multi-period setting and economic assumptions which reflect a realistic economic environment. We measure the incentive's impact on the firm's total tax payments and the R&D cost by means of the simulation model European Tax Analyzer....

This paper develops a macroeconomic implicit tax rate for non-financial corporations based on national accounts data. This indicator is compared with a more micro-oriented implicit tax rate based on accounting data collected in the BACH database (Bank for the Accounts of Companies Harmonised) of...

We analyse R&D tax incentives in a detailed way considering a multi-period setting and economic assumptions which reflect a realistic economic environment. We measure the incentive's impact on the firm's total tax payments and the R&D cost by means of the simulation model European Tax Analyzer....

A model is presented for simulating the tax burden on highly skilled manpower. The effective average tax rate, defined as the relative wedge between total remuneration and disposable income, is computed. Income and payroll taxes and social security contributions not yielding an equivalent...