This commentary reflects on the recommendations of the Mirrlees Review on tax reform with a special focus on capital income taxation. Regarding the alternatives of moving to a consumption based tax system, the commentary discusses the relative merits of choosing an ACE system (allowance for...

The merits of capital levies depend on the likelihood of repetition, the extent of anticipation, and its effects on distribution. The relevance of these features, which in varying degrees is underdeveloped or underappreciated in pertinent literatures, is elaborated and then considered with...

The merits of capital levies depend on the likelihood of repetition, the extent of anticipation, and its effects on distribution. The relevance of these features, which in varying degrees is underdeveloped or underappreciated in pertinent literatures, is elaborated and then considered with...

Dieses Buch zeigt neue Wege zur Ausgestaltung der Einkommens- und Unternehmensbesteuerung auf. Die ökonomischen Konsequenzen der vorgeschlagenen Konzepte werden anhand von Simulationsrechnungen für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland dargestellt. Untersuchungsgegenstand ist hierbei zum einen die...