Adopting game theory as the framework for investigating formulary apportionment in the EU, the “game” of creating a common consolidated corporate tax base would then be a centralized re-creation of a negotiation among EC members and corporations with ties to them, and not the actual...

Tax avoidance by multinational enterprises (MNEs) is a global problem. Most crossborder trade occurs within MNEs, susceptible to abuse of gaps and loopholes in domestic and international tax law that allow “profit shifting” between fiscal jurisdictions in order to reduce corporate tax...

The common consolidated corporate tax base has been suggested as a way to curb tax avoidance by allocating profits across borders via a formula. This paper demonstrates that when transfer pricing occurs both for tariff and tax minimization, that moving from separate accounting to formula...

Abstract: Die Besteuerung grenzüberschreitend tätiger, verbundener Unternehmen in der Europäischen Union befindet sich im Umbruch. Die vorherrschenden Regelungen zur Gruppenbesteuerung in den Mitgliedstaaten sind derzeit noch überwiegend auf national tätige, verbundene Unternehmen...