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Estimating the revenue losses of international corporate tax avoidance: the case of the Czech Republic

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International corporate tax avoidance by multinational enterprises likely lowers the Czech Republic’s corporate income tax revenue, but it is not clear by how much. To clarify this I first review existing estimates of the revenue losses of international corporate tax avoidance to government revenue worldwide. I then discuss revenue estimates relevant for the Czech Republic and develop a few new, albeit only illustrative, ones. None of the existing research focused on the Czech Republic nor did the six recent international studies I examine provide reliable estimates for the Czech Republic. The extrapolations from these studies result in a revenue loss of a quite wide range with a median of 10% of current corporate income tax revenues. The other newly prepared estimates, based on firm-level and aggregate data, are of similar magnitude. I conclude with a discussion of these rough estimates as well as questions for further research and policy recommendations.

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  • Petr Janský, 2018. "Estimating the revenue losses of international corporate tax avoidance: the case of the Czech Republic," Post-Communist Economies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 30(5), pages 617-635, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:pocoec:v:30:y:2018:i:5:p:617-635
    DOI: 10.1080/14631377.2018.1443243
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