Fehlanreize im Sozialsystem stehen derzeit im Mittelpunkt der öffentlichen Debatte. Gibt es ähnliche Phänomene bei der Einkommensbesteuerung? Professor Dirk Meyer plädiert für eine Sollertragsbesteuerung, die statt an dem tatsächlich erzielten Einkommen an den möglichen Erträgen des...

The paper consists of 4 parts. I will start with defining the relevant aspects of tax neutrality. Then, I will evaluate general profit taxation in Russia with respect to its influence on economic decisions. The third part discusses the government bill for a simplified single tax for small...

The paper presents data on the taxation of business income in the Federal Republic of Germany in the nineties. The government's plan to reform the System of taxing corporate and personal income is portrayed and assessed. It turns out that the reform proposal has numerous disadvantages; it is...