Download or read book Taxing Portfolio Income in Global Financial Markets written by Doron Herman and published by IBFD. This book was released on 2002 with total page 503 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Financial Markets and Capital Income Taxation in a Global Economy written by Paolo Roberti and published by North-Holland. This book was released on 1998 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book describes the developments and the evidence, the problems and the interrelationships among problems, the outlook, and the intricate balance between the national and the international dimensions of the policy issues faced by tax administrations in OECD countries in the field of financial markets and capital income taxation in the wake of profound technological change and market globalization.The book provides a broad perspective of the problems, comparing thoughts on how the problems may be best dealt with, and using lessons from experience with theoretical and policy developments in a number of countries including the EU, North America and Australia.The book focuses on the following topics: bull; falling barriers, increased capital mobility, and the challenges of capital market globalization bull; the implications, for capital income taxation, of technological innovation and new financial products bull; tax distortions and international market pressures for national tax system conformity bull; questions of national tax sovereignty and the constraints imposed on governments by tax competition bull; the growing need for tax cooperation bull; emerging national and international capital taxation issues, including the premise that international cooperation may be key to solving, or at least alleviating, the existing and predicted tax problems.
Download or read book Taxation and the Financial Crisis written by Julian S. Alworth and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-02-23 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 International licence. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations. The financial crisis triggered a global debate on the taxation of the financial sector. A number of international policy initiatives, most notably by the G-20, have called for major changes to the tax treatment of financial institutions and transactions, as well as to working practice within the financial sector. This book examines how tax policies contributed to the financial crisis and whether taxation can play a role in the reform efforts to establish a sounder and safer financial system. It looks at the pros and cons of various tax initiatives including limiting the tax advantages to debt financing; special taxes on the financial sector; and financial transactions taxes. It examines policy concerns such as: the manner in which the financial sector should "pay" for its bailout and the role of accumulated tax losses on financial institutions' behaviour; the role that taxes may play in correcting the systemic externalities associated with "too big to fail"; the types of tax that are most appropriate for financial institutions and markets ("excess profits" versus "financial transactions taxes"); the interaction between taxes and the regulation of the financial sector; and the role of taxation in countercyclical and macroeconomic policies.
Download or read book The Taxation of Financial Assets written by Mr.John R. King and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 1995-05-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taxes affect the degree and efficiency of financial intermediation in many different ways. This paper summarizes the main tax provisions in OECD countries that affect the overall “tax wedge” between pre-tax returns on investments, and the post-tax yield on the savings that finance them. This tax wedge is shown to vary widely, in individual countries, according to the different ways in which savings are channeled through financial markets. The paper then discusses alternative criteria for assessing tax regimes for financial assets, and summarizes recent trends in OECD countries.
Download or read book Taxing the Financial Sector written by Mr.Howell H. Zee and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2004-04-16 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most complex issues in tax policy today is the treatment of the institutions, products, and services that make up the financial sector. It can be harder to ascertain income, expenses, and profits for financial firms than for firms selling goods and services, and it is easier for individuals and firms to manipulate financial transactions so as to exploit tax loopholes. This volume explores the challenges faced by tax policymakers and identifies modern best practices in several areas: banks, insurance companies, securities companies, investment funds, pension funds, and derivatives.
Download or read book The Conservative Wealthbuilder written by Adam Starchild and published by The Minerva Group, Inc.. This book was released on 2000-09 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Investing globally is one of the most successful ways to accomplish capital preservation and growth. In The Wealth Report, Adam Starchild reveals how you can create an ultimate global portfolio of investments to hedge against inflation, taxes, confiscations, market, fluctuations, currency devaluations, economic and political turmoil... Starchild reveals the little-known investment secrets that he has been giving to his clients for the past few decades. His recommendations are not high-flying investment tips, but rather solid, conservative recommendations that over time will help build a healthy nest-egg for you. You will learn how to build a secret stash of cash that: *You can access at any time*Is tax-free and seizure proof*Pays competitive dividends and interest*And has no government reporting requirements (even for Americans) In fact, if you had put $ 10,000 each year into this investment or the last twenty years you would have $590,697 today! You will also discover: *How to accumulate income tax-free*Why offshore mutual funds should form a vital part of your global portfolio*How to invest in gold, silver and platinum and the investor potential of these precious metals*Why Switzerland should play an essential part in any global nest-egg strategy*How and where to best form an offshore trust in order to provide tax and creditor protection for your investments*How to invest tax-free in the United StatesEverything you need to get yourself started on a global path to a secure fortune is in "The Conservative Wealthbuilder." Starchild's techniques have been used by many of the world's wealthiest people for decades, including presidents, kings, Arab sheiks... And now for the first time they are available to you. They have been tested and proven over time. You will not find a safer, surer path to financial security than that mapped out for you in this unique work!
Download or read book Taxation Windfall Internationalization Korean Capital Markets written by International Monetary Fund and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 1990-06-01 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The paper describes the evolution of the corporate stock and bond markets in Korea and the Government’s role in this evolution and its policy with regard to internationalization of the capital market. The paper analyzes problems encountered in gradually opening the Korean capital market to foreign participation and suggests alternative methods of taxing the windfall that will be generated. It also discusses the desirability of taxing the capital gains on financial assets as part of the global income tax in Korea.
Download or read book High Risk High Return Investing written by Lawrence W. Tuller and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1994-01-26 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shows how to make unconventional, offbeat but always calculated speculative investments. Contains sound financial planning and prudent investment management guidance. Explores emerging, undervalued, third-world stock markets, debt/equity swaps and reverse LBOs. Securitized assets, troubled and start-up companies, foreclosed properties and junk bonds are also included.
Download or read book Taxing Financial Transactions written by Ms. Thornton Matheson and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2011-03-01 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In reaction to the recent financial crisis, increased attention has recently been given to financial transaction taxes (FTTs) as a means of (1) raising revenue for a variety of possible purposes and/or (2) helping to curb financial market excesses. This paper reviews existing theory and evidence on the efficacy of an FTT in fulfilling those tasks, on its potential impact, and on key issues to be faced in designing taxes of this kind.
Download or read book A Pecking Order Theory of Capital Inflows and International Tax Principles written by Assaf Razin and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 1996-04 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper highlights key sources of market failure in the context of international capital flows and provides guidelines for an efficient tax structure in the presence of capital market imperfections. It also emphasizes the efficiency of a non-uniform tax treatment of the various vehicles of international capital flows.
Download or read book Taxation of Investment and Savings in a World Economy written by Roger Hall Gordon and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Monetary Policy Taxation and International Investment Strategy written by Victor A. Canto and published by Praeger. This book was released on 1990-10-17 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written especially for portfolio managers, financial analysts, and corporate economists, this volume considers the practical implications of government economic policies. The contributors illustrate how incentives and disincentives affect economic behavior and the performance of the economy through an in-depth discussion of monetary, fiscal, and international economic issues. In addition, the authors present a unique top-down approach that enables the reader to trace the impact of government policies through the economy and thereby discover the investment strategies most likely to be successful within a given policy context. The first section of the book focuses on monetary issues and explores issues related to inflation, likely government intervention mechanisms to control inflation, variants of the monetarist model, interpreting the demand curve, and the development of a portfolio strategy designed to take advantage of anticipated changes in financial variables. The next group of chapters looks at supply-side economics and analyzes the effects of the economic incentives and constraints imposed by government. Particular attention is paid to the effects of taxation policies on equity values, economic growth, and savings. In the third section, the contributors present a supply-side view of selected international economic issues including the relationship between tax rate reductions and foreign exchange rates and the trade balance. The concluding section examines the portfolio strategies that can be derived from the analyses presented in previous chapters. An indispensable resource for finance executives, this book will also be of significant value to graduate students in economics, financial management, and business programs.
Download or read book Capital Income Taxation in the EU written by Roberto Violi and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The quest for financial integration in Europe has created pressures to adapt the taxation of income from capital to the new reality of free capital movments and access to global markets for investments. Taxation of income from capital is among the most important factors affecting investment decisions, as relative returns on real and financial assets may be altered substantially by taxes levied on income and/or capital gains. As a result, cross-border capital flows are also significantly affected by the orientation of tax policy regarding saving and investment. International tax coordination, which requires a dose of political integration, may be limited and cannot always provide a feasible alternative. Substantial improvements in the efficiency of the European markets for government and corporate bonds were achieved in the 1990s; in this instance successful unification of monetary policy in Europe has played an important role. Capital income tax reform has caught up only partially with the rapid changes in the European financial markets. The granting of tax-exempt status to foreign investment in virtually all European counries - Italy's experience being and important case in point - proved to be a crucial factor in fostering a levelled playing field by removing the distortions generated by double taxation on interest income. By contrast, the integration of European stock markets has proceeded at a relatively slow pace when compared to the rapid convergence of money and bond markets. Different corporate tax regimes and cross-countriy disparities in the tax treatment of dividends and capital gains appear to be significant factors segmenting European bourses. Differences in capital income taxation across borders and investors are stil driving a non-negligible wedge across stock market returns and valuations within the euro-area and between it and other currency areas.
Download or read book Tax Incentives and International Capital Flows written by A. Lans Bovenberg and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper explores how the tax treatment of investment and savings affects international capital flows as well as national and global welfare. Focusing on portfolio investment, it evaluates the international effects of capital income taxes in the United States and Japan. During the 1980s, these taxes encouraged capital flows to the United States both by favoring investment in that country and by harming the country`s relative savings performance. The paper concludes that the internationalization of financial markets calls for a careful study of the international implications of domestic tax policies.
Download or read book Financial sector taxation written by [Anonymus AC08741538] and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The global economic and financial crisis has created important needs for fiscal consolidation. This document analyses potential instruments to raise additional tax revenues from the financial sector. The first section reviews the current policy objectives related to the taxation of the financial sector. The second section sheds some light on the current tax treatment of the financial sector. The third section discusses potential tax instruments to reach the goals. The fourth and fifth section respectively assess the advantages and drawbacks of a Financial Transaction Tax and a Financial Activities Tax."--Editor.
Download or read book International Evidence on the Effects of Having No Capital Gains Taxes written by Fraser Institute (Vancouver, B.C.) and published by The Fraser Institute. This book was released on 2001 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book International Taxation written by Roger Hall Gordon and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The integration of world capital markets carries important implications for the design and impact of tax policies. This paper evaluates research findings on international taxation, drawing attention to connections and inconsistencies between theoretical and empirical observations. Diamond and Mirrlees (1971) note that small open economies incur very high costs in attempting to tax the returns to local capital investment, since local factors bear the burden of such taxes in the form of productive inefficiencies. Richman (1963) argues that countries may simultaneously want to tax the worldwide capital income of domestic residents, implying that any taxes paid to foreign governments should be merely deductible from domestic taxable income. Governments do not adopt policies that are consistent with these forecasts. Corporate income is taxed at high rates by wealthy countries, and most countries either exempt foreign-source income of domestic multinationals from tax provide credits rather than deductions for taxes paid abroad. Furthermore, individual investors can use various methods to avoid domestic taxes on their foreign-source incomes, in the process also avoiding taxes on their domestic-source incomes. Individual and firm behavior also differs from that forecast by simple theories. Observed portfolios are not fully diversified worldwide. Foreign direct investment is common even when it faces tax penalties relative to other investment in host countries. While economic activity, and tax avoidance activity, is highly responsive to tax rates and tax structure, there are many aspects of tax-motivated behavior that are difficult to reconcile with simple microeconomic incentives. There are promising recent efforts to reconcile observations with theory. To the extent that multinational firms possess intangible capital on which they earn returns with foreign direct investment, even small countries may have a degree of market power, leading to fiscal externalities. Tax avoidance is pervasive, generating
