Seit dem Jahr 2002 haben die Prüfungsdienste der Finanzbehörden die Möglichkeit auf steuerlich relevante Daten der Unternehmen digital zuzugreifen. Nach einer Verzögerung von einigen Jahren wird nunmehr von dieser Möglichkeit und den mit ihr einhergehenden neuen Prüfungsmethoden auch...

From an economic point of view, legal considerations apart, tax avoidance, tax evasion and tax flight have similar effects, namely a reduction of revenue yields, and are based on the same desire to reduce the tax burden. Due to legal differences and moral concerns it is, however, likely that...

This research paper seeks to contribute to the latest discussions on the financial reporting for emissions trading schemes. It starts out by giving an overview of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) accounting policies, which are currently applied by the majority of...

Der vorliegende Beitrag widmet sich der Einkommensteuerbelastung und den Effekten aus der (kalten) Progression der letzten 20 Jahre in Deutschland. Die aktuelle Diskussion zu Steuersenkungsplänen der Regierung trägt den Auswirkungen der kalten Progression Rechnung. Einführend erfolgt ein...

Der Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) steht derzeit im Fokus der Finanzbranche. FATCA ist Teil des im März 2010 in Kraft getretenen sog. Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act (kurz: HIRE Act) und die US-amerikanische Antwort auf die derzeit stattfindende globale steuerliche...

This contribution revises Monte-Carlo based simulation techniques as used in BusinessTaxation and Accounting literature, most prominently proposed by fellows ofTherefore, we focus on a methodically orientated discussion. Our results suggestthe standard approach leads to biased estimates of...

This paper discusses the issue of profit shifting and 'aggressive' tax planning by multinational firms. The paper makes two contributions. Firstly, we provide some background information to the debate by giving a brief overview over existing empirical studies on profit shifting and by describing...

This paper studies the evolution of the modern Swedish inheritance taxation from its introduction in 1885 to its abolishment in 2004. A thorough description is offered of the basic principles of the tax, including underlying ideas and ambitions, tax schedules, and rules concerning valuation of...

This paper studies the evolution of the modern Swedish inheritance taxation from its introduction in 1885 to its abolishment in 2004. A thorough description is offered of the basic principles of the tax, including underlying ideas and ambitions, tax schedules, and rules concerning valuation of...

In this paper, I use difference-in-differences regressions to measure how the debt tax shield affects the capital structure of a company. By comparing the financial leverage of treatment and control companies before and after the introduction of an equity tax shield, I infer the impact of the...