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Using a panel of administrative data and regression discontinuity analysis, this paper examines how the introduction of preferential tax regimes for Georgian micro and small businesses in 2010 affects formal firm creation and tax compliance. The results show that the new tax regime for micro businesses increased the number of newly registered formal firms by 18-30 percent below the eligibility threshold during the first year of the reform, but not in subsequent years. The analysis does not find an effect of the new tax regime for small businesses on formal firm creation in any year. Policy makers are often concerned about abuse risks stemming from differentiated tax treatment of micro and small businesses. The analysis in this paper reveals reduced tax compliance in 2010 around the micro business eligibility threshold, but does not find significant evidence of reduced compliance by Georgian firms in later years. The results also do not show any significant evidence of strategic sorting around the regime eligibility thresholds. (authors' abstract) / Series: WU International Taxation Research Paper Series

This paper reports on a study of the tax treaty policy of a group of eleven East African countries. African tax treaties tend to follow one of two model treaties, an OECD model treaty that favours the interests of capital exporting nations and a United Nations model treaty that allows capital importing countries to retain more taxing rights. The study compares the policy outcomes in treaties signed by these countries with African nations, with relatively wealthy OECD countries, and with non-African countries that are not members of the OECD. It also compares selected outcomes in African-OECD treaties with those results in treaties between a group of Asian countries and OECD members to see whether African countries have been more or less successful at wringing preferences from wealthier nations. The study suggests the African countries studied have not been as successful in retaining taxing rights in treaties with OECD countries as have Asian countries. On the other hand, OECD countries are often more generous to African countries than are other African countries. (authors' abstract) / Series: WU International Taxation Research Paper Series

Die vorliegende Studie liefert in drei gleichrangigen Teilen empirische Befunde zu den Steuern und Beiträgen auf lokaler Ebene. In den ersten beiden Teilen wird die Realsteuerpolitik deutscher Kommunen quantitativ datenempirisch und qualitativ in Form einer Expertenbefragung untersucht. Hierbei wird insbesondere der Frage nachgegangen, welche Determinanten das gemeindliche Hebesatzniveau bei der Gewerbesteuer und den Grundsteuern A und B bestimmen. Der dritte Teil analysiert die Beitragseinnahmen der Industrie- und Handelskammern. Der IHK-Beitrag ist deren zentrale Einnahmeposition und knüpft ebenfalls an der gewerbesteuerlichen Bemessungsgrundlage an. Die Abhängigkeit von einer zum Teil volatilen Bemessungsgrundlage stellt die Kammern bei ihrer Budgetplanung vor große Herausforderungen. Zur Steigerung der Planungsgenauigkeit wurde ein Prognosemodell entwickelt, das einen präziseren Rückschluss auf künftige Beitragseinnahmen zulässt. / The dissertation provides empirical findings on taxes and contributions at local level in three equal parts. In the first two parts, the tax policy of German municipalities is examined quantitatively in a data-empirical and qualitative manner in the form of an expert survey. In particular, the question of which factors determine the municipal levy rate for local trade tax and property taxes will be exam-ined. The third part analyzes the contribution of the Chambers of Commerce and Industry. The IHK-contribution is its central revenue position and is also linked to the assessment basis of the trade tax. The dependency on a partially volatile tax base presents the chambers with major budget planning challenges. To increase planning accuracy, a forecasting model was developed that allows a more precise conclusion on future contribution income.