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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788705203321

Autore

Klemm Alexander

Titolo

Investment Incentives and Effective Tax Rates in the Philippines : : A Comparison With Neighboring Countries / / Alexander Klemm, Dennis Botman, Reza Baqir

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2008

ISBN

1-4623-2855-5

1-4527-5614-7

1-282-84158-0

9786612841583

1-4518-7065-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (36 p.)

Collana

IMF Working Papers

IMF working paper ; ; WP/08/207

Altri autori (Persone)

BotmanDennis

BaqirReza

Disciplina

336.2426

Soggetti

Investment tax credit - Philippines

Tax incentives - Philippines

Corporations - Taxation - Philippines

Investments: General

Taxation

Corporate Taxation

Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue: General

Business Taxes and Subsidies

Investment

Capital

Intangible Capital

Capacity

Public finance & taxation

Corporate & business tax

Macroeconomics

Tax holidays

Tax incentives

Effective tax rate

Corporate income tax

Depreciation

Tax administration and procedure

Corporations

Saving and investment



Philippines

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; II. A Birds-Eye View of the Taxation Regime; III. International Experience with Tax Holidays; Tables; 1. Pros and Cons for the Government of Different Types of Tax Incentives; IV. Effective Tax Rates; A. Methodology; B. Estimation Results; Figures; 1. Effective Tax Rates for Companies Not Receiving Tax Incentices; 2. Effective Tax Rates for Companies Receiving the Maximum Tax Holiday; 3. Reduction in Effective Tax Rates From Receiving the Maximum Tax Holiday; 4. Economic Depreciation and Tax Incentives: Do Short- or Long-Lived Assets Benefit More from Tax Holidays?

5. Philippines: Effective Tax Rates Under Different Holiday Years Granted/Remaining6. Effective Tax Rates Under Different Holiday Years Granted/Remaining; V. Incentive Reform in the Philippines; Boxes; 1. Incentive Reform Bills Under Consideration in the House of Representatives; 7. Philippines: Effective Tax Rates Under Current Incentives and Congress' Reform Proposals; 8. Philippines: Comparing Enhanced Depreciation Versus Current Incentives and Congress' Reform Proposals; VI. Conclusions; References; 2. Investment Incentives in Cambodia, Lao P.D.R., Thailand, and Vietnam

Appendix: Derivation of Effective Tax Rates

Sommario/riassunto

We compare the general tax provisions and investment incentives in the Philippines to six other east-Asian economies-Malaysia, Indonesia, Lao, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Thailand. We calculate effective tax rates and find that general effective tax rates are relatively high in the Philippines, while investment incentives are comparable to those in neighboring countries. Tax holidays are most attractive for very profitable firms, creating redundancy, and for investment in short-lived assets. We also consider recently-proposed tax reforms that would replace tax holidays by a reduced corporate income tax rate or a low tax on gross receipts. The results suggest that this would result in stronger incentives to invest, while government revenue increases. Alternatively, replacing holidays with a general reduction in the corporate tax rate and offering accelerated depreciation will either not provide the same incentives or be very costly.