Measuring Tax Expenditures in Developing Countries: What is the Role of the G20?
Magalí Brosio | 26 May 2017
Blog,
Fiscal | Tags:
Inequality,
Tax Competition,
Tax Expenditures For many countries in the developing world, tax exemptions are considered a crucial instrument for stimulating private local investment and, mainly, attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows. According to the point of view that promotes tax expenditures as a convenient tool for achieving these goals,
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Intellectual Property Boxes and the Paradox of Price Discrimination
Ben Klemens | 15 May 2017
Fiscal,
Working Papers | Tags:
Corporate Taxes,
Innovation,
Patent Boxes,
Tax Competition,
Tax Expenditures This paper considers the methods by which some existing laws and proposals offer different tax rates to different types of capital, a scheme variously known as a patent box, innovation box, or intellectual property box (IP box). It presents a model of international tax competition—what
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Before We Reform Tax Policy, We Need to Know What Is Working
C. Eugene Steuerle | 9 March 2017
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Fiscal | Tags:
Tax Expenditures Congress and President Trump are embarking on what is likely to be a major rewrite of the federal income tax code. Yet, neither they nor anyone else knows whether the hundreds of tax preferences embedded in the law accomplish their stated purposes.
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Inheritance Taxation, Corporate Succession and Sustainability
Agustin Redonda | 6 March 2017
Discussion Notes,
Fiscal | Tags:
Inheritance Tax,
SMEs,
Tax Expenditures Inheritance and estate tax rates are highly heterogeneous across countries. Indeed, the lack of a broadly accepted model of optimal inheritance taxation is reflected in statutory tax rates ranging from 0% in several countries including Australia, Canada and Sweden to 55% in Japan.
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Pension Tax Expenditures. A Costly Christmas Gift … Not From Santa
Agustin Redonda | 4 January 2017
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Fiscal | Tags:
Fiscal,
Inequality,
Pensions,
Tax Expenditures For people living in Switzerland, December 31 was the last day for 2016 contributions into their Pillar 3a retirement accounts – and hence for taking advantage of the exemption from income tax that these payments benefit from. The scheme is one of many examples from
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