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Broadening the tax base of neutral business taxes

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The Samuelson tax is a neutral business income tax on the normal return on capital only. I discuss two modifications of the Samuelson tax in order to include pure profits in its tax base, but still achieve neutral business taxation.

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  • Ruf, Martin, 2012. "Broadening the tax base of neutral business taxes," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 117(1), pages 81-83.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:117:y:2012:i:1:p:81-83
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2012.04.093
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    Keywords

    Neutral taxation; Pure profit; Optimal taxation; Business taxation;
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    JEL classification:

    • H25 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Business Taxes and Subsidies
    • H21 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Efficiency; Optimal Taxation

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