Business Taxation in a Globalized World

Posted: 25 Jan 2009

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Michael P. Devereux

Centre for Business Taxation, Oxford University; CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute); Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS); Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR); University of Oxford - Said Business School; University of Oxford - Said Business School

Date Written: winter 2008

Abstract

This paper addresses broad issues concerning taxes on company profit in a globalized world in which companies, capital, and profit can move easily between countries. It considers reasons for national taxation of company profit in such a world, and reviews the development of such taxes in the OECD. The role played by tax havens is discussed and evidence on the responsiveness of companies to differences in taxation across countries is presented. A central issue is the allocation of taxable profit between countries. Existing practice has no clear rationale. Recent proposals for fundamental reform in the EU are discussed.

Keywords: corporation tax, optimal international taxation, H25, H32, H87

Suggested Citation

Devereux, Michael P., Business Taxation in a Globalized World (winter 2008). Oxford Review of Economic Policy, Vol. 24, Issue 4, pp. 625-638, 2008, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1331837 or http://dx.doi.org/grn037

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