In January 2021, the cabinet of Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of the Netherlands resigned after the revelation that the Dutch tax administration had infringed fundamental rights of an estimated 35,000 welfare recipients. The Dutch childcare allowance scandal or toeslagenaffaire unveiled the ways in...

We describe the evolution of Oregon’s one-off property tax system, which emphasizes stable growth in tax payments and inter-jurisdictional uniformity in tax rates. We contrast its outcomes in two sections of Portland, which had the best, most fairly administered property tax system in the...

A case comment dealing with the UK Supreme Court's decision in Fowler v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2020] UKSC 22. The case concerns the effect on an income tax treaty of a domestic law provision deeming certain employed divers working in the UK to be treated for tax purposes as carrying...

The emergence of Finance Act, 2019 shows that tax revenue collection has finally become a basic parameter for economic development in Nigeria. Ever since Nigeria started the production of crude oil in a commercial quantity in 1956, the economy has been significantly skewed to crude oil...

This document, prepared as a response to a Question for the Record from House Ways & Means Subcommittee on Oversight Chair Bill Pascrell, explains how previous actions by Treasury and the IRS have facilitated strategies that allow high-net-worth individuals and families to exploit stepped-up...

In a global era, tax administrators must extend their reach beyond the borders of the nation state. They must cooperate actively with administrators from other countries and work to build transnational institutions and networks that give them the capacity to enforce national tax laws in respect...

This paper examines the role of administrative factors in tax reform. How difficult is it for taxpayers to comply with and understand the current tax system? How much does operating the system cost? How well are taxes enforced? How would modifying the income tax or starting over with a new...

In January 2021, the cabinet of Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of the Netherlands resigned after the revelation that the Dutch tax administration had infringed fundamental rights of an estimated 35,000 welfare recipients. The Dutch childcare allowance scandal or toeslagenaffaire unveiled the ways in...

Successive governments have promised to reduce business red tape, whilst doing nothing about it. In fact, with regard to the tax system, ever-greater numbers of taxes and ever-greater complexity have increased burdens on businesses by turning firms into unpaid tax collectors.Research into the...

This paper discusses tax policy measures to reduce corporate tax avoidance by extending taxation in the source country without imposing double taxation. We focus on four options: Bilaterally restricting interest and royalty deductibility, introducing an inverted tax credit system, levying...