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Record Nr.

UNINA9910350247303321

Autore

Barkoczy Stephen

Titolo

Incentivising Angels : A Comparative Framework of Tax Incentives for Start-Up Investors / / by Stephen Barkoczy, Tamara Wilkinson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019

ISBN

981-13-6632-2

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XI, 120 p. 4 illus.)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in Law, , 2192-8568

Disciplina

343.03

Soggetti

Taxation - Law and legislation

Business enterprises - Taxation

Business tax - Law and legislation

Commercial law

Fiscal Law

Business Taxation and Tax Law

Commercial Law

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Start-ups and venture capital investment -- Chapter 3. Tax incentives to encourage formal venture capital investment -- Chapter 4. ESI program -- Chapter 5. United Kingdom Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme -- Chapter 6. Suggestions for reform -- Chapter 7. Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines tax incentives for investors in start-up companies through a critical analysis of Australia’s early-stage investors (ESI) program, and a comparison of that program with the United Kingdom’s Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) upon which it is loosely modelled. It discusses the importance of innovation and the special role that venture capital plays in supporting start-ups, and explains the policy rationale for introducing the ESI program as well as dissecting its technical requirements in detail. Special attention is devoted to the program’s ‘early stage’ and ‘innovation’ requirements, which are crucial for determining whether a start-up qualifies for the tax incentives. The book is the first in-depth scholarly legal analysis of the ESI program and the first occasion it has been compared and contrasted with a



foreign program. The comparative discussion of the ESI program with the SEIS program enables the authors to make suggestions for reforms to the ESI program so that it can better achieve its policy objectives. The fact that the book includes reform suggestions makes it particularly interesting for policy makers. It is also of broad relevance to legal and finance scholars and students as well as entrepreneurs, angels, venture capitalists and their advisors.