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Marginal Effective Tax Rates for Capital in the Canadian Mining Industry

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  • Robin Boadway
  • Neil Bruce
  • Ken McKenzie
  • Jack Mintz

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The authors model a firm that explores, develops, and extracts a depletable asset, taking into account various features of Canadian corporate and Ontario and Quebec mining tax law. They derive the user cost of capital and effective tax rate for investments undertaken by a mining firm. Calculations based on 1985 tax law show that there is considerable dispersion in effective tax rates, most being negative, especially for processing assets. The authors conclude that these taxes have been very poor collectors of mining rents compared to a neutral cash flow tax. Coauthors are Neil Bruce, Ken McKenzie, and Jack Mintz.

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  • Robin Boadway & Neil Bruce & Ken McKenzie & Jack Mintz, 1987. "Marginal Effective Tax Rates for Capital in the Canadian Mining Industry," Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association, vol. 20(1), pages 1-16, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:cje:issued:v:20:y:1987:i:1:p:1-16
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    6. Chun-Yan Kuo & Steven Clark, 1991. "An Evaluation of the Exploration Tax Credit," Development Discussion Papers 1991-14, JDI Executive Programs.
    7. Kim Scharf, 1999. "Tax incentives for extraction and recycling of basic materials in Canada," Fiscal Studies, Institute for Fiscal Studies, vol. 20(4), pages 451-477, December.
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    10. Smith, James L., 2013. "Issues in extractive resource taxation: A review of research methods and models," Resources Policy, Elsevier, vol. 38(3), pages 320-331.

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