In this paper we apply conjoint analysis to study the influence of changes in the tax rate and the tax base on the perceived tax burden. Our results show that the majority of individuals do not make rational tax decisions based on the actual tax burden, but rather use simple decision heuristics....

Recently, there have been various proposals in Germany to exempt interest income of individuals from progressive income taxation, and to levy a flat source tax, instead. The isolated introduction of a flat tax on interest income would have a significant effect on all investment and financing...

Transfer pricing within multinational firms has been a much discussed issue of corporate taxation over the last decade. Politicians and tax authorities suspect a tax loophole of threatening extent as under the prevailing system of “separate tax accounting” firms may use transfer pricing to...

An Estimation of the Revenue Loss from Introducing a Notional Interest Deduction on Nominal Capital into the German Corporate Tax. Capital income taxation in Germany distorts financing decisions of corporations as the after-tax cost of capital for equity is considerably higher than for debt....

This paper shows how to evaluate investment projects in transparently taxed partnerships and individual enterprises. After the German income tax reform 2008, there is an option for taxing retained earnings at a flat rate of 28.25 %‚ followed by a second taxation in the year of withdrawal. This...

We apply conjoint analysis to study the influence of tax labeling and tax earmarking on German taxpayers' willingness to contribute. We show that labeling and earmarking effects can substantially increase participants' willingness to contribute, and we analyze how these effects interact. These...

In this paper we apply conjoint analysis as an empirical method to study the influence of tax labeling and tax earmarking on the perceived tax burden. As reference for the individual behavior we use the model of a rational utility maximizer described by the economic theory. We determine a...

The European Commission has been supporting a transition from a system of separate accounting to a system of formula apportionment. In 2011, it presented a proposal for a council directive on a Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base (CCCTB). Formula apportionment is often considered more...

This paper analyses the relationship between corporate governance and tax avoidance. This study aims to highlight the wide-ranging effects of institutional investors, which channel into corporate policy. This analysis uses a regression discontinuity design (RDD) in a two-stage instrumental...