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Taxation of Insurance

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  • Vidar Christiansen

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Should we exempt the services of insurance companies from VAT? Addressing this issue, the paper distinguishes between insurance against a general loss of resources and a loss of a specific commodity (property insurance). There is a case for exempting the former kind of insurance, but not the latter. Finally, comparing insurance through a producer warranty with insurance provided separately by an insurance company, it is conceivable that tax exemption of the latter will distort the choice of product quality.

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  • Vidar Christiansen, 2017. "Taxation of Insurance," CESifo Working Paper Series 6830, CESifo.
    • Handle: RePEc:ces:ceswps:_6830
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    Keywords

    insurance; warranties; value added tax; VAT exemptions;
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    • H21 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Efficiency; Optimal Taxation

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