Die Europäische Kommission hat vorgeschlagen, das Vorsteuervergütungsverfahren zu ändern. Derzeit erfolgt die Vorsteuervergütung an nicht im Inland, sondern in einem anderen EU-Mitgliedstaat ansässige Unternehmen in Form von Erstattungen auf Antrag durch eine zentrale Behörde im Land der...

Corporate tax levels have fallen substantially in Europe during the last decades. A broad literature has identified tax competition as one reason for this decline in corporate tax levels. However, none of these studies explicitly asks the question whether tax competition within regions is...

The tax harmonization is a complex issue in the process of European integration. The tax harmonization is a process of convergence of the tax system based on mutual set of rules and, in general, it means existence of identical or similar tax rates for the tax payers in European Union, i.e. Euro...

In a globalised world economy where capital is highly mobile governments are eager to attract foreign investors by lowering their corporate tax rates. EU countries have been particularly active in this respect given that capital can move freely across EU member states' borders thanks to reforms...