The Undistributed Profits Tax.

Company Tax - Effective Tax Rates on Profits J . C . Stewart

Considerable controversy surrounds the measurement of profit in company accounts. Continuous inflation has underlined some of the problems involved. Current accounting practice in the United Kingdom and Ireland also obscures the amount of direct tax that companies pay. Kay and King (1980, p. 193) comment that the "effect of this accounting practice is that many companies, especially in manufact...

Imperfect tax competition for profits, asymmetric equilibrium and beneficial tax havens

a r t i c l e i n f o We present a model of tax competition for real investment and profits and show that the presence of tax havens in some cases increases the tax revenue of countries. In the first part of the paper, we argue that tax competition for profits is likely to be imperfect in the sense that the jurisdiction with the lowest tax rate does not necessarily attract all shifted profits. ...

The U . K . ’ s Diverted Profits Tax : An Admission of Defeat or a Pre - Emptive Strike ?

Capital Taxation During the U.S. Great Depression

Previous studies of the U.S. Great Depression find that increased government spending and taxation contributed little to either the dramatic downturn or the slow recovery. These studies include only one type of capital taxation: a business profits tax. The contribution is much greater when the analysis includes other types of capital taxes. A general equilibrium model extended to include taxes ...

The Effect of on tax professionals ' perception of tax complexity on tax compliance behavior

Today, the role of tax professionals has become an important issue in tax policy due to more complex and ambiguous tax laws. For this reason, the study of the activities of tax professionals is important for two reasons. Firstly, Taxpayers use the services of tax professionals to meet their tax obligations. Secondly, tax professionals, more than taxpayers, experience the issue of tax complexity...