{"title":"Методически аспекти за прилагане на ДДС върху финансовите услуги (Methodological Aspects of Applying VAT on Financial Services)","authors":"Angel Angelov","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3336329","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3336329","url":null,"abstract":"<b>Bulgarian Abstract:</b> Докладът обобщава предложените през последните няколко десетилетия политики за включването на финансовите услуги в облагаемата база на ДДС. Всяка една от тези политики (данъчни системи) се характеризира с множество приноси, но същевременно и с доста проблемни елементи. Изборът на конкретна политика трябва да е съобразен с региона, наличието/липсата на обща данъчна политика и разходите, необходими за налагането й.<br><br><b>English Abstract:</b> The report summarizes the policies proposed over the last few decades to include financial services in the taxable VAT base. Each of these policies (tax systems) is characterized by numerous contributions, but also with quite problematic elements. The choice of a specific policy must be in line with the region, the availability/lack of a common tax policy and the costs required to impose it.","PeriodicalId":375480,"journal":{"name":"ERN: Value-Added Tax; Goods & Services Tax (Topic)","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-11-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117013341","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Journey of Goods and Services Tax (GST) and Structural Impact of GST on the Growth of GDP in India","authors":"Ajaykumar Kankipati","doi":"10.11648/j.ash.20170305.12","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ash.20170305.12","url":null,"abstract":"In Developing countries like India, the taxation system is very crucial role in the development of revenues of the country. But India tax system is difficult to understand and in fact for calculation too in case of both direct tax as well as indirect tax. In order to overcome the problems of the government of India tries to simply the direct tax as well as indirect tax, the government made the proposal of introducing GST (goods and services tax) instead of all indirect taxes and DTC (direct tax code) instead of direct tax. But fortunately GST won the first place in the purview of implementation. The government of India is committed to replace all the indirect taxes levied on the services and goods by state and central government in the month of April 2017. This paper made an attempt to explain the level of impact of this GST (goods and services tax) on the growth of the economy, and benefits for the business and government and for the consumers.","PeriodicalId":375480,"journal":{"name":"ERN: Value-Added Tax; Goods & Services Tax (Topic)","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125369619","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Does Regressive Taxation without Democratic Accountability Contribute to Human Development? The Effect of Recent Trends in State Revenue Production in Developing Countries","authors":"J. Kato, Seiki Tanaka","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3009075","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3009075","url":null,"abstract":"State revenue production since the third wave of democratization contrasts sharply with the experiences of the first and second waves of democratization. The later democratizers tend to adopt and raise revenue from a regressive tax on consumption (the value-added tax: VAT), which is more compatible with economic development in global markets. How does the weak redistributive effect of this form of taxation affect the welfare of people? Previous studies argue that democratic accountability through multiparty contestation improves human development. Focused on taxation, we argue that an increasing state financial capacity contributes to an increase in human development even without electoral contestation. Empirical analyses specifically examine the effect of the VAT on infant mortality. The results demonstrate that although state revenue production relies on a regressive form of taxation, taxation contributes to human development in countries with less democratic accountability. The state's capacity to gain tax compliance intervenes critically in such development. Moreover, the increasing capacity to finance the state goes hand-in-hand with democratization and thus further promotes human development in newly emerging democratic states.","PeriodicalId":375480,"journal":{"name":"ERN: Value-Added Tax; Goods & Services Tax (Topic)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130932194","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"О Роли и Влиянии Отдельных Налогов На Развитие Интеграционных Про-Цессов в Рамках Евразийского Экономического Союза (About the Role and Impact of Individual Taxes on the Development of Integration Processes within the Eurasian Economic Union)","authors":"A. Alisenov","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.2985408","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2985408","url":null,"abstract":"Russian Abstract: В статье рассмотрены вопросы налоговой интеграции стран – членов ЕАЭС, выражающейся в синхронности принятия правовых актов в области налогов и налоговой политики. Выделены основные этапы и цели сближения евразийских государств. Проведен подробный анализ механизма взимания ос-новных косвенных и прямых налогов. Сделан вывод о том, что полная унификация косвенных налогов не возможна в силу существенных различий в структуре экономики, что не противоречит условиям сближения стран ЕАЭС. Различие ставок по косвенным налогам нейтрализуется введением механизма уплаты налога по принципу страны назначения. Разработаны предложения и рекомендации по унификации и гармонизации основных бюджето-образующих налогов. \u0000English Abstract: The article considers the issues of tax integration of the countries – members of the EAEU, expressed in the synchronous adoption of legal acts in the field of taxes and tax policy. The basic stages and goals of the convergence of the Eurasian. Conducted detailed analysis of the mechanism of collection of the main indirect and direct taxes. It is concluded that complete harmonization of indirect taxes is not possible because of significant differences in the structure of the economy that is not contrary to the conditions of integration of the EEU countries. The variation in rates indirect tax neytralizuya the introduction of the mechanism of payment of on-the log on the principle of country of destination. Developed proposals and recommendations on the unification and harmonization of the main budget tax.","PeriodicalId":375480,"journal":{"name":"ERN: Value-Added Tax; Goods & Services Tax (Topic)","volume":"50 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121338150","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Internal Devaluation in Currency Unions: The Role of Trade Costs and Taxes","authors":"Filippos Petroulakis","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.2968786","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2968786","url":null,"abstract":"This paper studies export adjustment to negative shocks in currency unions. I consider the hitherto ignored role of trade costs and taxes in internal devaluations, which have been brought to the fore of international policy during the recent euro periphery crisis. Trade costs can limit the pass-through of internal devaluation on export prices. Using data on export prices ”on the dock”, I document that higher trade costs are associated with a lower reduction of export prices relative to domestic prices in the euro periphery. Furthermore, VAT (in theory trade neutral, but in practice much higher on tradables) hikes prevent the required shift of resources towards tradables. I show that the real exchange rate (RER) adjustment was heavily affected by indirect tax hikes, by comparing headline RER and tax-adjusted RER. I then build a standard New Keynesian small open economy model with sticky wages and prices, incorporating trade costs and indirect taxes (allowing for VAT imperfections), and show that both these frictions, but especially trade costs, can be quantitatively crucial in affecting export growth, more so than either product markups or wage rigidity. I apply the model to data for Greece, the least successful of the euro periphery fiscal devaluation programs, and show that it can account for the most salient features of the data; trade costs explain the failure to substantially raise exports, and taxes the initial small fall in exports. JEL Classification: F32, F33, F41, F45","PeriodicalId":375480,"journal":{"name":"ERN: Value-Added Tax; Goods & Services Tax (Topic)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133666135","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Impact of GST on India's Foreign Trade","authors":"Syeedun Nisa","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.2954353","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2954353","url":null,"abstract":"The present paper is an attempt to evaluate the impact of GST on India’s Foreign Trade. GST will be rolled out sometime during April to October 2017. The implementation of the Bill is expected to ease India’s cumbersome tax system, help goods move seamlessly across state borders, curb tax evasion, improve compliance, increase revenues, spur growth, boost exports, and attract investments by improving ease of doing business in India. In short, GST when implemented is expected to perform miracles. But the question is – Can it really bring such radical changes?","PeriodicalId":375480,"journal":{"name":"ERN: Value-Added Tax; Goods & Services Tax (Topic)","volume":"41 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132187626","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Technical Note on Revenue Estimation for an Add-On VAT: The Fixed GDP Convention, Relative Prices, Income Offsets and Monetary Policy","authors":"J. Kitchen","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3047455","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3047455","url":null,"abstract":"Revenue estimates for tax policy changes are typically made under the convention of a fixed set of economic assumptions, with a given level of nominal GDP and aggregate income. For a tax policy change as large and significant as an add-on value-added tax (VAT) or other consumption tax that applies to a large share of consumption expenditures, the fixed GDP assumption requires careful calculation of the changes in relative prices and other relationships that result from the imposition of a VAT. This paper provides a technical analysis for issues associated with revenue estimation of an add-on VAT, notably relative price relationships, the role of compliance, income and revenue offsets, issues regarding assumptions about monetary policy, and total Federal budget effects.","PeriodicalId":375480,"journal":{"name":"ERN: Value-Added Tax; Goods & Services Tax (Topic)","volume":"54 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122304598","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Goods and Services Tax Act 2016 and Its Implications on the Revenue Base of the U.T. of Puducherry","authors":"Velmurugan Palaniappan Shanmugam, Rinku Champramary","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.2852221","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2852221","url":null,"abstract":"The Goods and Services Tax Act, which was passed by Indian parliament and more than 50 percent of the state legislatures, is likely to be implemented from the financial year 2017-18. The GST will replace the existing indirect taxes levied by the Central and State governments. The proposed GST is expected to affect the inter-state relations and central-state relations as well. Puducherry, a tiny Union Territory, which merged with India in 1954, implemented tax systems such as turnover tax, general sales tax, uniform rate of tax, and value added tax respectively. The UT’s business was flourishing due to lesser tax on goods, compared to its neighboring States. As GST aims to transform India into a uniform market by breaking the current fiscal barrier between states and UTs, Puducherry is likely to lose its revenue base leading to adding fire to the existing financial crisis faced by the UT. Therefore, this paper suggests to exempt Puducherry from GST, as in the case of Northeastern States.","PeriodicalId":375480,"journal":{"name":"ERN: Value-Added Tax; Goods & Services Tax (Topic)","volume":"91 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-10-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123779762","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Has a High Value Added Tax Harmed the European Economy","authors":"L. J. Reid","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.2822998","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2822998","url":null,"abstract":"The Value Added Tax (VAT) is widely used throughout Europe and is analogous to state and local sales taxes in the United States of America (U.S.) in that both are taxes on consumption. However, Europe's VAT rates are much higher than U.S. sales tax rates. The standard VAT rate ranges from 20% in Austria to 27% in Hungary. In contrast, U.S. state and local sales tax rates range from 0% in three states to 9.45% in Tennessee. Additionally, U.S. taxpayers can take a federal income tax deduction for sales taxes paid; thereby reducing their overall federal income tax bills. In part, the relatively low U.S. sales tax contributes to the difference in recent economic performance between the U.S. and Europe. Over the last year, Real Gross Domestic Product (RGDP) has increased by 2.4% in the United States compared with 1.4% in the Euro Area. The U.S. civilian unemployment rate is 5.0% compared with 10.2% in the Euro area.This paper examines whether European countries have been harmed by their high VAT rates. I collect revenue and expenditure data for 19 European countries, 17 of which are members of the European Union. For each country, I determine the effect of the VAT on GDP, on the unemployment rate, and on social welfare.The paper refers to the optimal tax theory, which defines an optimal tax regime as one in which social welfare is maximized. I introduce two additional criteria: GDP maximization and unemployment rate minimization. I compare the existing European tax regime to the current U.S. tax regime, and estimate the optimal VAT tax rate for 19 European countries.","PeriodicalId":375480,"journal":{"name":"ERN: Value-Added Tax; Goods & Services Tax (Topic)","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124296817","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}