The paper consists of 4 parts. I will start with defining the relevant aspects of tax neutrality. Then, I will evaluate general profit taxation in Russia with respect to its influence on economic decisions. The third part discusses the government bill for a simplified single tax for small...

Ziel dieses Beitrags ist die modelltheoretische Analyse der Vorteilhaftigkeit der Sparform KLV zunächst bei Sicherheit und deterministischem Anlagezeitraum und anschließend bei Eintreten eines zufälligen Liquiditätsbedarfs und damit stochastischem Anlagehorizont. Besondere Beachtung gilt...

Wir haben die fünf Durchführungswege der betrieblichen Altersversorgung im Hinblick auf ihre steuerliche Vorteilhaftigkeit analysiert. Der Vergleich bezieht sich auf arbeitgeberfinanzierte Rentenzusagen, die in allen Fällen zu einer für den Arbeitnehmer identischen Nettorente führen. Für...

In Germany, there are four different legal structures for employer-sponsored pension plans. Tax treatment at the firm level as well as at the level of the employee or pensioner differs between these four vehicles. This article evaluates and compares the tax benefit from comparable plans within...

This paper carries out an analysis of individual profitability of life insurance in form of endowment policies which have been very popular in Germany for several decades. We integrate taxes, transaction costs and the possibility of early termination into a model of capital budgeting. The aim of...

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...

This paper discusses how payments from and contributions to a life annuity or a pension scheme can be taxed decision neutrally in the context of a classical income tax. We use the concept of "economic income" in the sense of Johansson and Samuelson. Within the framework of an economic analysis...

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....

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...