The phrase "tax haven" is often used in political debate about tax equity, generally in a negative tone. The purpose of this paper is to examine the ways tax havens are used by U.S. taxpayers, and to comment on the effect of tax havens on tax equity

If online transactions are tax-free, increased online shopping may lower tax rates as jurisdictions seek to reduce tax avoidance; but, if online firms remit taxes, online sales may put upward pressure on tax rates because the internet enforces destination-based taxes. I find that higher internet...

By exploiting new macroeconomic data known as foreign affiliates statistics, we show that affiliates of foreign multinational firms are an order of magnitude more profitable than local firms in low-tax countries. By contrast, affiliates of foreign multinationals are less profitable than local...

Will actions to stop tax haven abuse, like the US proposing the Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act since 2007, and recently pressure on the Swiss Banks (including in their territories) to force them to surrender, and enforcing US financial institutions overseas to disclose all US citizens’ banking...