| Author(s): |
doc. Petr Janský Ph.D.,
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| Type: |
IES Working Papers |
| Year: |
2016 |
| Number: |
21 |
| ISSN / ISBN: |
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| Published in: |
IES Working Papers 21/2016 |
| Publishing place: |
Prague |
| Keywords: |
corporate income tax; international taxation; tax avoidance; BEPS; Czech Republic |
| JEL codes: |
F23, H25, H26, O19 |
| Suggested Citation: |
Jansky P. (2016). "Estimating the costs of international corporate tax avoidance: the case of the Czech Republic” IES Working Paper 21/2016. IES FSV. Charles University. |
| Abstract: |
International corporate tax avoidance by multinational enterprises likely lowers the Czech Republic's corporate income tax revenue, but it is not clear by how much. To clarify this I first review existing estimates of the costs of international corporate tax avoidance to government revenue worldwide. I then discuss research and revenue estimates relevant for the Czech Republic and develop a few new ones, albeit only illustrative. None of the existing research focused on the Czech Republic nor the five recent international studies I examine provide reliable estimates for the Czech Republic. The extrapolations from these studies result into a range from 6 to 57 billion CZK (4-38 % of current corporate income tax revenue) with a median of 15 billion CZK (10 %) in annual corporate income tax revenue loss. This scale is comparable with the responses of 35 Czech experts with a median of 20 billion CZK (13 %). I conclude with a discussion of these rough estimates as well as questions for further research and policy recommendations. |
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