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Steuerschätzung im internationalen Vergleich

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  • Thiess Büttner
  • Björn Kauder

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Über die Methoden, die in anderen Industriestaaten bei der Steuerschätzung angewandt werden, ist in Deutschland sehr wenig bekannt. Es gibt weder einschlägige Literatur, noch findet ein Informationsaustausch zwischen den Steuerschätzern der einzelnen Staaten statt. Um die bestehende Informationslücke zu schließen, hat das Bundesfinanzministerium das ifo Institut mit der Erstellung eines Gutachtens zum Thema "Methoden der Steuerschätzung im internationalen Vergleich" beauftragt. Im Ergebnis zeigte der Vergleich der Methoden der Steuerschätzung eine Reihe von Unterschieden zwischen den Praktiken der Länder auf. Dies beinhaltet zunächst die institutionelle Zuordnung und damit die Unabhängigkeit der Steuerschätzung. Bezüglich des organisatorischen Rahmens und der Vorgehensweise gibt es weniger deutliche Unterschiede. Des Weiteren differieren die Transparenz und Dokumentation. Zusammenfassend offenbart der internationale Vergleich der Methoden der Steuerschätzung unterschiedliche Anforderungen und Herangehensweisen in den Ländern. Eine überlegene Schätzmethodik ist dabei nicht auszumachen. Die Ergebnisse unterstreichen aber die Bedeutung der Unabhängigkeit der Steuerschätzung für die Qualität der Prognosen.

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  • Thiess Büttner & Björn Kauder, 2008. "Steuerschätzung im internationalen Vergleich," ifo Schnelldienst, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 61(14), pages 29-35, July.
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    Keywords

    Steuerschätzung; Dienstleistungsqualität; Vergleich; International; Industriestaaten; Deutschland;
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    JEL classification:

    • H20 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - General
    • H21 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Efficiency; Optimal Taxation
    • O57 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Comparative Studies of Countries

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