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This paper analyzes tax competition when welfare maximizing jurisdictions levy source-based corporate taxes and multinational enterprises choose tax-efficient capital-to-debt ratios. Under separate accounting, multinationals shift debt from low-tax to high-tax countries. The Nash equilibrium of...
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Switzerland is a prime location for both domestically owned as well as foreign-owned multinational enterprises (MNEs). In this paper, we review the literature on MNE activity with respect to its main fundamental (non-policy) drivers, the non-fiscal consequences of MNEs for various economic...
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Governments use tax expenditures to boost investment, innovation and employment. However, these schemes are largely opaque, costly and often ineffective in reaching their stated goals. They also frequently trigger unwanted side effects. In order to improve the performance of these tools, the...
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Eine höhere Besteuerung der Reichen kann nur dann Ungleichheit begrenzen, wenn sie konsequent durchgesetzt wird. Deshalb beschäftigt sich dieser Beitrag mit der internationalen Kooperation gegen Steuerflucht. Es wird erörtert, welche Formen von Steuerflucht, -vermeidung und -wettbewerb es...
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Die Steuerreform 2000 brachte in Österreich auch Neuerungen im Bereich der Unternehmensbesteuerung. Aus steuersystematischer Sicht ist insbesondere die Einführung der Zinsbereinigung des Eigenkapitalzuwachses zu erwähnen. Ausgehend von einer Bestandsaufnahme zur gegenwärtigen...
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Im Jahr 2012 erfolgte die radikalste Gewerbesteuersenkung einer Kommune in Nordrhein-Westfalen seit Jahrzehnten: Die Stadt Monheim am Rhein reduzierte den Hebesatz der Gewerbesteuer um insgesamt mehr als ein Drittel. Dies brachte der Stadt den Vorwurf ein, den Steuerwettbewerb deutlich...
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This paper investigates the implications for the nominal exchange rate of a Border Tax Adjustment (BTA) when there is BTA neutrality. A border tax adjustment is a change from an origin-based system of taxation, that taxes exports but exempts imports to a destination-based system that taxes...
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The paper evaluates the effect of Double Taxation Treaties (DTTs) on Spain's inward and outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) for the period 1993-2013. Estimates produce positive and statistically significant coefficients. However, there are some differences between the inbound and outbound...
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In the actual context of economic globalization, tax havens represent a significant obstacle for global governments seeking to increase their fiscal incomes and a source of polarization of income and wealth. Statistics reports showed that tax havens hold at least $10 trillion in assets, money...
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