We use a unique matched tax return-financial statement data set to examine the magnitude and sources of book-tax differences in Germany. For the first time, the data set enables us to evaluate the extent to which financial and tax accounting differ in Germany in the most accurate manner. Despite...

Die FDP-Bundestagsfraktion hat einen Gesetzentwurf zur Aufhebung der Vermögensteuer und einen Antrag zu verschiedenen Steuerfragen eingereicht. Gemäß dem Antrag soll der Bundestag die Bundesregierung auffordern, sich gegen eine Vermögensteuer auszusprechen, von der geplanten Besteuerung von...

An alternative minimum tax (AMT) is often regarded as desirable. We analyze a wealth tax at corporate and personal level that is designed as an AMT as proposed by the German Green Party. This wealth tax is imputable to profit taxes and is hence intended to prevent multiple (multistage) taxation....