International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) meets the requirements of a Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base (CCCTB) for … the effective levels of company tax burdens in selected EU member states if IFRS are considered as a tool for defining the … tax base. Our analysis reveals that IFRS could provide elements of a common and harmonised European tax base in certain …

Governments of EU Member States have been reducing statutory corporate income tax rates (“CIT”) for several years. What … encourages them to take part in tax competition? The article discusses several issues which are in favor of lower CIT rates. They … one of a number of reasons for CIT rate depression. Tax competition is fueled by the various sizes of the economies of EU …