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Improvement of corporate profit tax in the Russian Federation in the medium term

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  • Sergey Sinelnikov-Murylev

    (Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy)

  • Elena Shkrebela

    (Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy)

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The paper discusses general approaches to taxation of companies’ income, explains the role of some tax laws provisions, that seem problematic, and their relationship with the general concept of income taxation. Analysis of those provisions and review of international experience provided an opportunity to describe possible solutions to those issues.

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  • Sergey Sinelnikov-Murylev & Elena Shkrebela, 2011. "Improvement of corporate profit tax in the Russian Federation in the medium term," Research Paper Series, Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy, issue 149P.
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    Keywords

    tax; taxation; income; Russia; tax laws;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • E62 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Fiscal Policy; Modern Monetary Theory
    • H20 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - General
    • H24 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Personal Income and Other Nonbusiness Taxes and Subsidies
    • H25 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Business Taxes and Subsidies
    • H50 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - General
    • H60 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - General

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