External cost from meat consumption raises an issue of possible government mechanisms toward mitigation. Economic theory provides a framework for determining the optimal set of mechanisms considering the associated benefits and costs. Such a theoretical development rests on the responsiveness of consumers to alternative mechanisms. Considering two mechanisms, a Pigouvian tax and green-label education, yields tandem theoretical optimal government mechanisms. Populating this theoretical model with empirically derived elasticities and other parameters provides an application. Results indicate education alone will likely not yield a high social-optimal level of mitigation. Instead, a Pigouvian tax will be required to move consumption toward a socially desired state. <br>

This diploma thesis deals with selected methods that large companies can use to optimize their business results in the international environment. It focuses namely on methods of outsourcing, offshoring, tax optimization and cash flow management. The first part briefly describes globalization in the world economy and transnational corporations as its major players. The next two chapters are devoted to strategies which lead to cost reductions of enterprises due to outsourcing and offshoring. The fourth part characterizes the way offshoring enters into foreign markets in the form of foreign direct investments. The fifth section deals with tax optimizations for multinational companies. The sixth part mentions the measures taken so far in the area of tax coordination in the world and in particular the European Union and the last chapter briefly defines various options which can be used for cash flow optimization.

1 Abstract In this master thesis I focus on the topic of tax optimization in relation to legal entities. Thus the thesis covers the topic of a tax optimization of legal entities, possibilities of international tax planning and also a tax optimization of an income of legal entities owners. I chose this topic because of a personal interest in the area of taxes, but also because of a growing up-to-dateness and recent dynamic development. Especially the area of international tax planning experiences significant changes these times. The speed, by which the situation in tax planning is being changed, is one of the reasons, why this area is not very transparent for tax payers and legal entities owners and they do not orientate here very well. I would be very glad, if this thesis contributed to a clarification of certain confusing and difficult to understand parts of the tax system and unhide possibilities for legal entities and their owners for financial savings. Last but not least I would like to join the discussion about possible revision and imperfection of the current tax system. Goal of the thesis is to analyse possibilities of tax optimization for legal entities with an overlap to possibilities of tax optimization for legal entities owners. In this sense, it is also a goal of this thesis, to find the income...

En quoi l'absence d'intérêts économiques communs entre les pays membres de l'OCDE affaiblit-elle les nouvelles législations internationales basées sur le Soft Law en vue de lutter contre l'opacité financière et fiscale des centres financiers offshore ? L'optimisation fiscale consiste à utiliser les règles de droit pour réduire en toute légalité sa charge fiscale. Mais la frontière entre l'optimisation fiscale et l'évasion fiscale est ténue pour ne pas dire perméable. De plus en plus, les notions d'optimisation fiscale et de fraude fiscale ne font plus qu'une, tant les règles de droit sont facilement contournables et ses limites aisément franchissables. Ce phénomène est tout particulièrement avéré sur le plan de la fiscalité internationale. La problématique de cette thèse met en lumière les difficultés du Soft Law à réguler les centres financiers offshore, tant l'absence d'intérêts (économiques) communs semble flagrante entre les pays anglo-saxons et l'Europe continentale sur la question. Or l'intérêt commun (qu'il soit économique, culturel, sécuritaire, environnemental) constitue la clef de voûte du succès d'une législation basée sur le Soft Law à l'international. L'intérêt commun paraît inexistant voire inaccessible en matière de lutte contre l'optimisation fiscale, dès lors que celle-ci vise principalement à protéger le modèle social de l'état providence des pays d'Europe continentale. Une dichotomie de taille à l'heure où les pays anglo-saxons s'en écartent toujours plus. / How does the lack of shared economic interests among OECD member countries weaken new international laws-which are based on soft law-that aim to contribute to the fight against the financial and fiscal opacity of offshore financial centers? Tax optimization involves using the rules of law to legally reduce a tax burden. But the line that separates tax optimization and tax evasion is tenuous and one could even say porous al best. Increasingly, it indeed appears that the issues of tax optimization and tax-fraud are becoming one, as the rules of law can be easily circumvented and the limits easily crossed. This phenomenon is particularly evident in the field of international taxation. This thesis deals precisely with the issue of difficulties of Soft Law in regulating offshore financial centers. Indeed, the absence of common economic interests is blatant between the Anglo-Saxon countries and continental Europe on this issue, thus finding a common interest (that could be economic, cultural, environmental or security-related) appears to be key to the success of legislation based on Soft Law internationally. The common interest seems unattainable when it comes to combating tax optimization, since the main aim is to protect the social model of the welfare state in continental European countries. A dichotomy of size at the time when the Anglo-Saxon countries are increasingly lacking in such a model.

The thesis is structured as a guide, which has to serve all to better understanding of tax obligations relating to professional athletes. The specifics are discussed from the outset and of them is established the core of this work. I focused mainly on income tax, which is certainly central component of tax obligations of athletes. I applied different rules for revenue situation in accordance with § 6 income from employment and § 7 income from self-employment, of the Act on Income Tax, where I also pointed out significant opportunities for tax optimization and process for its achievement. Following the chapter on the incomes my attention went to an additional tax that will apply to the taxpayer primarily due to the selection of an optimization founding in the text. It is the value added tax, which binds to the athletes as well as all other taxpayers with income from self-employment. Text continues in the final chapter on the issue of income from foreign countries which is more than up to date and should be more than a basic knowledge of the correct application of the legal procedure.

This work analyses tax-favored areas which are used in international tax planning. The first part of this work contains information about corporate tax in the Czech Republic and characterizes tax havens in general. The second part presents tree states -- The Bahamas, Cyprus and Great Britain and describes an establishment of model society in these countries. The cost of setting up a company and taxation are compared with a fictive limited company which is based in the Czech Republic. In the conclusion, there are some additional information - for instance arrangements against tax havens, tax havens of the world and czech firms in tax havens.

The Diploma thesis deals with the tax optimization and tax evasion relating to corporate income tax from the perspective of business entities who keeps accounts. Specifically, it is based on the legislation in force for the Czech Republic and is focused on the transformation process of accounting profit to the tax base of corporate income tax and the related possibilities of tax optimization or tax fraud. First chapter defines corporate income tax, its position in the tax system and the principle of its calculation. Historical development of corporate income tax and main changes of related regulations in 2013-15 have also been introduced in this chapter. Second chapter deals with tax evasion. Beside its definition, causes and measurement methods it also presents statistical data relating to tax audits and tax offenses. Last chapter of the thesis introduces the most common expenses and revenues whose tax deductibility or non-deductibility influences the calculation of corporate income tax. This chapter also introduces practical examples of tax evasion which were solved by the Supreme Administrative Court.

Выпускная квалификационная работа (магистерская диссертация) посвящена исследованию налогового планирования и налоговой оптимизации на предприятии. Предметом исследования выступают совокупность экономических отношений, направленных на деятельность предприятия по налоговому планированию и налоговой оптимизации. Основной целью магистерской диссертации является разработка теоретических положений по налоговому планированию и практических рекомендаций по проблеме налогового планирования и налоговой оптимизации. / Tax planning for many became one more source of financing and also a factor, increasing competitiveness of the produced goods and services. Heads are interested more in a tax planning, in tax minimization by lawful or illegal methods, as economy on tax payments in fact it is a reserve for increase in profit and consequently, increases in dividends. In these conditions, the importance tax planning increases every day.

This thesis is focused on the assessment of the legal, tax and accounting aspects of the tax optimization and using of tax havens. There were chosen the following tax havens: the Netherlands, Cyprus, Malta, Belize, the Seychelles. The choice of these states was based on statistics made by the company Bisnode (2015). In these states there were compared legal conditions and costs connected with establishing of company, tax aspects which were focused on the corporate income tax (with and without existence of the permanent establishment) and accounting aspects. Because of the better illustration of these aspects there was made a case study. This study was focused on the fictive small Czech entrepreneur who wanted to reduce the costs through using of tax havens. Tax havens and also the Czech Republic were compared in each chosen aspect. At the end there was determined a final order of selected states (each aspect had the same value on the final order). For the comparison there was used a scoring method (exactly in comparison of legal and accounting aspects). Tax aspects were evaluated according to the amount of tax duty. The final order was based on arithmetic mean of partial orders. It was found out that the best country for our small entrepreneur is the Czech Republic (with and also without establishing of permanent establishment). However, this result is affected by the chosen aspects and also by the size and main aim (reduce costs) of the entrepreneur. So we can´t say that these tax havens are disadvantageous for everyone all the time.

The diploma thesis "Tax implications adjusting the profit to the tax base of corporate income tax" focuses on the formulation of recommendations of legal tax optimization leading to the reduction of the tax base of the selected entity. The main direction of optimization is the management of costs, which, with their character, contribute significantly to the formation of the tax base. The thesis is divided into the theoretical and practical part. The theoretical part will allow to get knowledge of corporate income tax in the general legal regulation of the Czech Republic. In addition, there is the process of transformation of the economic result in the tax base with the identification of areas of legal tax optimization based on the Income Tax Act No. 586/1992 Coll. In the practical part, there is the application of acquired knowledge to the real data of ABC, s.r.o. Subsequently, the optimization options are proposed to reduce the tax burden so that their economic substance has a real meaning for a given entity. At the end of the thesis the recommendations are generalized for wider practical use.