Unpacking Patent Boxes
Ben Klemens | 26 July 2017
Fiscal,
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Patent Boxes,
Tax Competition,
Tax Expenditures An intellectual property box is a special lower tax rate for profits associated with intellectual property (IP). There are over twenty around the world, and over the last few years bills have been introduced to the U.S. Congress for a U.S. IP box. IP boxes always
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Trade Policy 2020
27 October 2017 Conferences,
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Agricultural Trade,
Investment Agreements,
Services Trade Global trade is at a crossroads. Liberal tenets of past decades are increasingly being challenged by critical voices, casting doubts over the benefits of further international trade liberalization. The belief in global trade as a driver for economic wellbeing has taken a serious hit -
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Tax Expenditures. The Big Black Box
Agustin Redonda | 20 July 2017
Fiscal,
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Tax Expenditures According to the federal financial statements 2016, tax expenditures in Switzerland reduced government revenues by 21 to 25 billion Swiss francs. This amounts to 31 to 37 percent of the country’s federal income.
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