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The effects of corporate taxes on small firms
(Elsevier, 2022)
We study the impact of corporate taxes on firm-level investments and business activity by exploiting a 6 percentage-point reduction in the corporate tax rate in 2012–2014 in Finland. We use detailed administrative data and ...
Revenue-maximizing top earned income tax rate in the presence of income-shifting
(Nordic Tax Research Council, 2017)
We provide an analysis of the revenue-maximizing top earned income tax rate for a country with one of the highest levels of earnings taxation in the world, Finland, and compare it to the current level of taxation. We account ...
Business owners and income-shifting: evidence from Finland
(Springer Verlag, 2016)
This study examines income-shifting between tax bases among the owners of privately held businesses. The dual income tax system in Finland offers noticeable incentives for income-shifting between wages and dividends for ...
The elasticity of taxable income and income-shifting: what is “real” and what is not?
(Springer Verlag, 2016)
Previous literature shows that income taxation significantly affects the behavior of high-income earners and business owners. However, it is still unclear how much of the response is due to changes in real economic activity, ...
Elasticity of Taxable Income: Evidence from Changes in Municipal Income Tax Rates in Finland
(Wiley, 2018)
The elasticity of taxable income (ETI) is a key parameter in income tax analysis both in terms of efficiency and tax revenue. This paper uses Finnish data to analyze the ETI. I use changes in flat municipal income tax rates ...
Does Mandating Social Insurance Affect Entrepreneurial Activity?
(American Economic Association, 2020)
This paper estimates the effect of relaxing the social insurance mandate on entrepreneurial activity using rich administrative data from Finland. We find that relaxing the social insurance mandate leads entrepreneurs to ...
Does sending letters increase the take-up of social benefits? Evidence from a new benefit program
(Springer, 2022)
The effectiveness of transfer programs in reducing poverty and inequality can be significantly reduced if eligible individuals fail to apply for them. This paper shows that benefit take-up can be influenced by sending ...
Compliance costs vs. tax incentives: Why do entrepreneurs respond to size-based regulations?
(Elsevier, 2019)
This paper studies the mechanisms behind the responses of entrepreneurs to size-dependent tax regulation. We exploit the value-added tax (VAT) exemption threshold in Finland. Both tax incentives (remitted VAT) and compliance ...
How do small firms respond to tax schedule discontinuities? Evidence from South African tax registers
(Springer US, 2019)
We study the responsiveness of small- and medium-sized firms to a small-business corporate income tax schedule using population-wide administrative data from South Africa. We find sizeable bunching of firms at the corporate ...