why they are a problem and what we can do about it /
Daniel N. Shaviro.
Washington, D.C. :
AEI Press,
2004.
viii, 59 pages ;
22 cm.
AEI studies on tax reform
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword / Kevin A. Hassett -- 1. Are corporate tax shelters an "abuse" that should be stopped? -- Background -- The debate so far -- Responses by the income tax law to tax sheltering -- The conundrum posed by economic substance requirements -- Pervasiveness of this type of trade-off in the existing income tax -- Identifying corporate tax shelters -- Evaluating corporate tax shelters and an economic substance approach -- 2. More revenues, less distortion? Responding to cross-border tax arbitrage -- What is cross-border tax arbitrage? -- Are these really "arbitrages" or even "tax arbitrages," and does it matter? -- Welfare implications of addressing cross-border tax arbitrages -- A broader perspective on cross-border tax arbitrage and tax harmonization. Foreword / Kevin A. Hassett -- 1. Are corporate tax shelters an "abuse" that should be stopped? -- Background -- The debate so far -- Responses by the income tax law to tax sheltering -- The conundrum posed by economic substance requirements -- Pervasiveness of this type of trade-off in the existing income tax -- Identifying corporate tax shelters -- Evaluating corporate tax shelters and an economic substance approach -- 2. More revenues, less distortion? Responding to cross-border tax arbitrage -- What is cross-border tax arbitrage? -- Are these really "arbitrages" or even "tax arbitrages," and does it matter? -- Welfare implications of addressing cross-border tax arbitrages -- A broader perspective on cross-border tax arbitrage and tax harmonization. Foreword / Kevin A. Hassett -- 1. Are corporate tax shelters an "abuse" that should be stopped? -- Background -- The debate so far -- Responses by the income tax law to tax sheltering -- The conundrum posed by economic substance requirements -- Pervasiveness of this type of trade-off in the existing income tax -- Identifying corporate tax shelters -- Evaluating corporate tax shelters and an economic substance approach -- 2. More revenues, less distortion? Responding to cross-border tax arbitrage -- What is cross-border tax arbitrage? -- Are these really "arbitrages" or even "tax arbitrages," and does it matter? -- Welfare implications of addressing cross-border tax arbitrages -- A broader perspective on cross-border tax arbitrage and tax harmonization.