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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788348003321

Autore

Klemm Alexander

Titolo

Causes, Benefits, and Risks of Business Tax Incentives / / Alexander Klemm

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2009

ISBN

1-4623-7495-6

1-4527-1375-8

1-282-84243-9

1-4518-7168-6

9786612842436

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (29 p.)

Collana

IMF Working Papers

Soggetti

Tax incentives

Corporations - Taxation

Investments: General

Personal Finance -Taxation

Taxation

Corporate Taxation

Business Taxes and Subsidies

International Fiscal Issues

International Public Goods

Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue: General

Personal Income and Other Nonbusiness Taxes and Subsidies

Investment

Capital

Intangible Capital

Capacity

Public finance & taxation

Corporate & business tax

Macroeconomics

Tax holidays

Corporate income tax

Tax allowances

Depreciation

Taxes

National accounts

Corporations

Income tax



Saving and investment

Puerto Rico

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; I. Introduction; Boxes; 1: Typical Tax Incentives; II. Theory-Broad Principles; A. Background: Tax Competition; B. Possible Responses to Tax Competition; III. Theory-Detailed Considerations; A. Costs and Benefits of Incentives; B. Principles for Choosing Tax Incentives; C. Assessment of Typical Tax Incentives; 1. Effective Tax Rates Under Different Incentives; D. The Scope for Coordination; IV. Empirical Evidence; V. Conclusion; Tables; 1. Possible Justifications for Tax Incentives; Figures; References; References

Sommario/riassunto

This paper provides an updated overview of tax incentives for business investment. It begins by noting that tax competition is likely to be a major force driving countries' tax reforms, and discusses tax incentives as a possible response to this. This is complemented by other arguments for and against tax incentives, and by an illustrative analysis of different incentives using effective tax rates. Findings from the empirical literature on tax incentives are also presented. Based on the overview of theoretical and empirical findings, the paper then suggests a matrix of criteria to determine the usefulness of different tax incentives depending on a country's circumstances.