International tax policy experts often mistakenly conflate two distinct margins: (1) the overall tax burden on outbound investment, and (2) the marginal reimbursement rate (MRR) for foreign taxes paid, which is 100 percent under a foreign tax credit system, but equals the marginal tax rate for...

This paper, published in Tax Notes on July 2, 2018, is the first half of a two-part paper examining and analyzing the three main international provisions in the 2017 tax act. Part 1, contained herein, discusses normative frameworks for international tax policy. Part 2 will focus on the base...

This is a slightly revised version of a lunch talk that the author gave at the National Tax Association's 46th Annual Spring Symposium on May 12. It addresses, among other topics, why there is so little consensus regarding international tax policy, and what lessons we learn from the recent wave...