Reform Of U S International Taxation: Alternatives

Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:Reform Of U S International Taxation: AlternativesISBN13:9781481923743ISBN10:1481923749Author:Gravelle, Jane G. (Author)Description:A Striking Feature Of The Modern U S Economy Is Its Growing Openness-Its Increased Integration With The Rest Of The World The Attention Of Tax Policymakers Has Recently Been Focused On The Growing Participation Of U S Firms In The International Economy And The Increased Pressure That Engagement Places On The U S System For Taxing Overseas Business Is The Current U S Tax System For Taxing U S International Business The Appropriate One For The Modern Era Of Globalized Business Operations, Or Should Its Basic Structure Be Reformed? The Current U S System For Taxing International Business Is A Hybrid In Part The System Is Based On A Residence Principle, Applying U S Taxes On A Worldwide Basis To U S Firms While Granting Foreign Tax Credits To Alleviate Double Taxation The System, However, Also Permits U S Firms To Defer Foreign-Source Income Indefinitely-A Feature That Approaches A Territorial Tax Jurisdiction In Keeping With Its Mixed Structure, The System Produces A Patchwork Of Economic Effects That Depend On The Location Of Foreign Investment And The Circumstances Of The Firm Broadly, The System Poses A Tax Incentive To Invest In Countries With Low-Tax Rates Of Their Own And A Disincentive To Invest In High-Tax Countries In Theory, U S Investment Should Be Skewed Towards Low-Tax Countries And Away From High-Tax Locations Evaluations Of The Current Tax System Vary, And So Do Prescriptions For Reform According To Traditional Economic Analysis, World Economic Welfare Is Maximized By A System That Applies The Same Tax Burden To Prospective (Marginal) Foreign And Domestic Investment So That Taxes Do Not Distort Investment Decisions Such A System Possesses Capital Export Neutrality, And Could Be Accomplished By Worldwide Taxation Applied To All Foreign Operations Along With An Unlimited Foreign Tax Credit In Contrast, A System That Maximizes National Welfare-A System Possessing National Neutrality-Would Impose A Higher Tax Burden On Foreign Investment, Thus Permitting An Overall Disincentive For Foreign Investment Such A System Would Impose Worldwide Taxation, But Would Permit Only A Deduction, And Not A Credit, For Foreign Taxes A Tax System Based On Territorial Taxation Would Exempt Overseas Business Investment From U S Tax In Recent Years, Several Proponents Of Territorial Taxation Have Argued That Changes In The World Economy Have Rendered Traditional Prescriptions For International Taxation Obsolete, And Instead Prescribe Territorial Taxation As A Means Of Maximizing Both World And National Economic Welfare For Such A System To Be Neutral, However, Capital Would Have To Be Completely Immobile Across Locations A Case Might Be Made That Such A System Is Superior To The Current Hybrid System, But It Is Not Clear That It Is Superior To Other Reforms, Including Not Only A Movement Toward Worldwide Taxation By Ending Deferral, But Also Restricting Deductions For Costs Associated With Deferred Income Or Restricting Deferral And Foreign Tax Credits For Tax Havens Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:CREATESPACEPublication Date:2013-01-06Weight:0.21 lbsDimensions:0.06'' H x 11.02'' L x 8.5'' WNumber of Pages:30Language:English

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