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Fiscal Federalism In The United States, Walter Hellerstein
Fiscal Federalism In The United States, Walter Hellerstein
Presentations and Speeches
This presentation explores the fiscal powers of U.S. Federal and State governments with respect to taxation and spending.
The Effective Tax Rate Of The Largest Us And Eu Multinationals, Reuven S. Avi-Yonah, Yaron Lahav
The Effective Tax Rate Of The Largest Us And Eu Multinationals, Reuven S. Avi-Yonah, Yaron Lahav
Law & Economics Working Papers
This paper compares the effective tax rates of the 100 largest US multinationals to the 100 largest EU multinationals for the period 2001-2010, based on financial disclosures. The paper finds that despite the higher US statutory rate the effective tax rates are comparable and that EU multinationals tend to have a higher effective tax rate. The likely explanation is that EU corporate taxes have a broader base. The paper concludes that current US tax law does not subject US based multinationals to a competitive disadvantage against their EU based competitors.
An Equity-Based, Multilateral Approach For Sourcing Income Among Nations, Fred B. Brown
An Equity-Based, Multilateral Approach For Sourcing Income Among Nations, Fred B. Brown
All Faculty Scholarship
The source of income rules used in the United States and elsewhere in large part establish the contours of tax jurisdiction exercised by countries. The source rules play a vital role in the foreign tax credit system applicable to U.S. persons with foreign investment or business activities. The source rules also play a central role in the United States’ exercise of source taxation over foreign persons with U.S. businesses or investments. Other countries likewise use source rules or their equivalent in applying foreign tax credit or territorial systems to their residents and exercising source taxation over nonresidents.
The current approach …