In all countries that use the individual as the basic unit of taxation, tax policy makers must contend with the problem of spousal income splitting and the dilemma it poses for gender equality. On the one hand income splitting opens a back door to joint taxation of couples, with its troubling...

This paper discusses the Netherlands statutory General Anti Avoidance Rule (GAAR), richtige heffing and the GAAR which was developed in case law: fraus legis. It also discusses the relation with special anti avoidance rules and with tax treaties and EU law. Finally the paper discusses...

How do wealthy individuals respond to wealth tax reforms? We analyse behavioral responses to intensive margin variation in wealth tax rates, estimating the causal effects of an unprecedented municipal wealth tax reform in Norway. We leverage variation from the single-period municipal reform...