Für Unternehmen ist Deutschland in den vergangenen 15 Jahren zu einem Hochsteuerland geworden. Um im internationalen Standortwettbewerb wieder Boden gutzumachen, wird in der Politik aktuell viel über Entlastungen diskutiert. Im Vergleich zu den Herausforderungen in den Bereichen Infrastruktur...

Switzerland could be considered as a test case for international corporate-tax policy coordination. It is a federation of 26 fiscally autonomous cantons that have been taxing corporate profits more or less independently for over a century. We document and discuss corporate taxation in...

This paper analyzes how (local) tax havens function. Using the German municipal business tax setting as a laboratory, I investigate the characteristics and emergence of local tax havens. I demonstrate that local tax havens are situated in close proximity to large agglomeration areas, while...