There has been a lot of discussion recently regarding the macroeconomic consequences of a distortionary taxation system. However the way this distortionary taxation scheme or instrument is modeled in macroeconomic analysis, as well as the ability of these models to capture the effects implied by...

In 2013, the total tax burden in the euro area was almost back to the level prevailing at the beginning of the century. The financial and economic crisis had initially led to a reduction in the tax burden, but fiscal consolidation has generated a rise in revenue. However, there is no general...

Getting tax and transfer systems to efficiently deliver sufficient revenues to achieve macroeconomic targets, address goals in re-distribution and social welfare, encourage employment, accommodate business-competitiveness concerns and incorporate environmental issues is difficult. In Australia,...

In seinem Kommentar setzt sich Dieter Dziadkowski mit dem Vorschlag zum »Bayern-Tarif«, den Möglichkeiten zur Regionalisierung der Steuertarife und der kalten Progression auseinander.

Seit seiner Einführung 1991 hat der Solidaritätszuschlag immer wieder zu Kontroversen geführt. Soll er, wie vorgesehen, 2019 auslaufen oder unbegrenzt weiter erhoben werden? Nach Ansicht von Gisela Färber, Deutsche Universität für Verwaltungswissenschaften Speyer, ist der...

This paper is a review of the major findings in the economics literature on tax compliance. The article, which focusses exclusively on the personal income tax, examines both the theory and empirical work on enforcement and compliance with tax laws from over 25 years of research.

This paper aims at discussing the main features of Spain’s tax system, its recent reforms and those underway. The current state of the main taxes, their future reforms are studied starting from 1975, when Spain shifted to democracy. Direct taxes, indirect taxes and social security...

Für Selbständige und Gewerbetreibende stellt das gemischt genutzte Kraftfahrzeug einen wesentlichen Aspekt der Steuerplanung dar, da im Rahmen der ertrag- und umsatzsteuerlichen Zuordnung sowie bei der Pauschalierung von Kosten bzw. der privaten Nutzungsentnahme umfassende Wahlrechte bestehen....

This paper reviews the tax reforms implemented by EU Member States since the adoption of the first country-specific recommendations in the framework of the Europe 2020 strategy. Even though there is a need for more action, as evidenced by the number of tax recommendations, overall many Member...