This paper investigates the factors that determine tax evasion in Ghana using time series data covering the period 1970-2010. Employing the currency demand approach, we obtained the estimates of the shadow economy and the level of tax evasion for the entire period. Using the bounds test...

Der Aufsatz diskutiert die Verbreitung steuergesetzlicher Maßnahmen, die multinationalen Firmen eine bevorzugte steuerliche Behandlung einräumen. Der Schwerpunkt liegt dabei auf der Analyse der Aufkommens- und Wohlfahrtswirkungen von international koordinierten Maßnahmen, diese Steuervorteile...

Trotz internationaler Reformen mit dem Ziel, grenzüberschreitende Steuerhinterziehungsaktivitäten einzudämmen, ist die Bedeutung globaler Offshore-Finanzvermögen von 2001 bis 2021 relativ konstant geblieben: Gemessen an der globalen Wirtschaftsleistung schwanken sie um etwa zehn Prozent....

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...

In this paper the authors analyze the existence of profit shifting between Spain and other OECD and EU countries. Using a sample of 1,169 Spanish subsidiaries owned by foreign OECD and EU parent companies and a sample of 317 EU subsidiaries owned by Spanish parent companies, taken from the...

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...

The opportunities to avoid paying taxes provided by tax havens have motivated numerous multinational companies to resort to offshore operations, generating a significant tax loss at a global level. Romania is facing the same problem and the Finance Minister estimates that offshore operations in...

The present study was designed to determine the relationship between corporate governance and tax avoidance in an international setting. Financial and governance data sourced from the Datastream database for a sample of Japanese and UK firms between 2012 and 2017 are used. First, we examine the...

Tax planning is part of modern financial management worldwide, and the countries of Central Europe are no exception. Tax havens provide opportunities for managers to increase companies profits through tax reduction. Naturally, there are differences in ownership structures; therefore, the...

The tax system of the Republic of Serbia is characterized by a very low level of income taxation. It is a particularly acute problem in cross-checking the tax base. The legislature tried to solve this problem by the introduction of the informative tax return (IPP). The problem is even greater...