Christoph Spengel

Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW)

D-68161 Mannheim

Germany

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Profit Shifting and 'Aggressive' Tax Planning by Multinational Firms: Issues and Options for Reform

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Profit Shifting and 'Aggressive' Tax Planning by Multinational Firms: Issues and Options for Reform

ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 13-078
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 21 Oct 2013
Clemens Fuest, Christoph Spengel, Katharina Finke, Jost Heckemeyer and Hannah Nusser
ifo Institute – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), University of Mannheim - Accounting and Taxation, ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research and University of Mannheim
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tax avoidance, profit shifting, multinational firms, intellectual property, tax policy, tax reform

Profit Shifting and 'Aggressive' Tax Planning by Multinational Firms: Issues and Options for Reform

ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 13-044
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 31 Jul 2013
Clemens Fuest, Christoph Spengel, Katharina Finke, Jost Heckemeyer and Hannah Nusser
ifo Institute – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), University of Mannheim - Accounting and Taxation, ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research and University of Mannheim
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tax avoidance, profit shifting, multinational firms, intellectual property, tax policy, tax reform

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Transparency in Financial Reporting: Is Country-by-Country Reporting Suitable to Combat International Profit Shifting?

ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 14-015
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 12 Feb 2014
Maria Evers, Ina Meier and Christoph Spengel
ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research, University of Mannheim and Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW)
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tax avoidance; profit shifting; multinational firms; tax reform; tax reporting; country-by-country reporting; international transfer pricing

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Measuring the Impact of Taxation on Investment and Financing Decisions

Schmalenbach Business Review, Vol. 54, January 2002
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 14 Jun 2002
Ulrich Schreiber, Christoph Spengel and Lothar Lammersen
University of Mannheim - Department of Business Administration and Taxation, Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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International Tax Planning in the Age of Ict

ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 04-027
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 31 May 2004 Last Revised: 14 Aug 2008
Christoph Spengel and Anne Schäfer
Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) and Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW)
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International Company Taxation, Tax Planning, Information and Communication Technologies, Electronic Commerce

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Tax Harmonisation in Europe - The Determination of Corporate Taxable Income in the EU Member States

ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 07-035
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 29 Jun 2007 Last Revised: 26 Aug 2008
Christoph Spengel and Andreas Oestreicher
Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) and University of Goettingen (Gottingen)
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International Company Taxation, Effective Tax Burden, Tax Accounting, International Accounting Standards/ International Financial Reporting Standards, Common Consolidated tax base, European Union

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EU Company Taxation in Case of a Common Tax Base

ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 05-037
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 09 Aug 2005 Last Revised: 11 Sep 2018
Otto H. Jacobs, Christoph Spengel, Thorsten Stetter and Carsten Wendt
University of Mannheim - School of Business Administration (BWL), Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), Center for European Economic Research (ZEW) and Center for European Economic Research (ZEW)
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International Company Taxation, Effective Tax Burden, Tax Accounting

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Taxation, R&D Tax Incentives and Patent Application in Europe

ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 11-024
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 09 Apr 2011
Christof Ernst and Christoph Spengel
ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research and Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW)
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Patent, R&D, Tax Incentives, Taxation, EU

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ICT and International Corporate Taxation: Tax Attributes and Scope of Taxation

ZEW Discussion Paper No. 02-81
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 30 May 2003
Anne Schäfer and Christoph Spengel
Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) and Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW)
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International Corporate Taxation, Efficiency, Electronic Commerce, Information and Communication Technologies

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The Effective Average Tax Burden in the European Union and the USA: A Computer-Based Calculation and Comparison with the Model of the European Tax Analyzer

ZEW Discussion Paper No. 99-54
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 09 Nov 2003
Otto H. Jacobs and Christoph Spengel
University of Mannheim - School of Business Administration (BWL) and Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW)
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Tax burden comparison, capital income taxation, tax competition, tax harmonization in Europe

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Intellectual Property Box Regimes: Effective Tax Rates and Tax Policy Considerations

ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 13-070
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 30 Sep 2013 Last Revised: 12 Sep 2018
Lisa Evers, Helen Miller and Christoph Spengel
ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research, Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) and Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW)
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corporate taxation, effective tax rate, innovation, tax incentive patent box, innovation box, license box, tax competition

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Country-by-Country Reporting: Tension between Transparency and Tax Planning

ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 17-008
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 08 Feb 2017
Maria Evers, Ina Meier and Christoph Spengel
ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research, University of Mannheim and Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW)
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tax avoidance; profit shifting; multinational firms; tax reform; tax reporting; country-by-country reporting; international transfer pricing

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Effective Tax Rates Under IP Tax Planning

ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 14-111
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 27 Jan 2015
Lisa Evers and Christoph Spengel
ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research and Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW)
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corporate taxation, effective tax rate, tax planning, profit shifting, transfer pricing, intellectual property, intangible assets, contract R&D

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Common Corporate Tax Base (CCTB) and Effective Tax Burdens in the EU Member States

ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 09-026
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 11 Jul 2009
Timo Reister, Christoph Spengel and Andreas Oestreicher
ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research, Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) and University of Goettingen (Gottingen)
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European taxation, tax harmonization, tax accounting, effective tax burdens

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Effective Marginal Tax Rates for Us Investors in Germany and Europe - an Analysis of Recent Tax Reforms in Germany

ZEW Discussion Paper No. 99-55
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 21 Apr 2003
Christoph Spengel
Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW)
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Tax burden comparison, capital income taxation, tax competition, tax harmonization in Europe, cross-border tax planing

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Taxation in the Digital Economy – Recent Policy Developments and the Question of Value Creation

ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 19-010
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 08 Apr 2019
Marcel Olbert and Christoph Spengel
University of Mannheim - Business School and Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW)
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Digital Economy, Corporate Taxation, Business Model Analysis, Data Mining, Tax Planning

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The Use of SME Tax Incentives in the European Union

ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 17-006
Number of pages: 127 Posted: 02 Feb 2017
Sören Bergner, Rainer Bräutigam, Maria Evers and Christoph Spengel
University of Mannheim, ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research, ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research and Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW)
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SME, Tax Policy, European Union

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Cross-Border Tax Evasion after the Common Reporting Standard: Game Over?

ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 18-036
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 14 Sep 2018 Last Revised: 22 Aug 2019
Elisa Casi, Christoph Spengel and Barbara Stage
University of Mannheim, Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) and University of Mannheim
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Tax Evasion, Automatic Exchange of Information, Offshore Locations, Cross-Border Deposits

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Extending Taxation of Interest and Royalty Income at Source – An Option to Limit Base Erosion and Profit Shifting?

ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 14-073
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 14 Oct 2014
Katharina Finke, Clemens Fuest, Hannah Nusser and Christoph Spengel
University of Mannheim - Accounting and Taxation, ifo Institute – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, University of Mannheim and Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW)
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profit shifting; multinational firm; source taxation; tax policy; tax reform; optimal taxation

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Decline of CFC Rules and Rise of IP Boxes: How the ECJ Affects Tax Competition and Economic Distortions in Europe

ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 15-055
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 19 Aug 2015
Rainer Bräutigam, Christoph Spengel and Frank Streif
ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research, Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) and ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research
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European Court of Justice, Tax Neutrality, Effective Tax Rates, Controlled Foreign Company Rules, Intellectual Property Boxes

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The Impact of Taxes on Bilateral Royalty Flows

ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 15-052
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 12 Aug 2015
Olena Dudar, Christoph Spengel and Johannes Voget
ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research, Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) and University of Mannheim - Accounting and Taxation
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royalty, intangible assets, tax planning, corporate taxation

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Tax Planning of R&D Intensive Multinationals

ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 14-114
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 30 Jan 2015
Jost H. Heckemeyer, Katharina Richter and Christoph Spengel
University of Kiel - Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research and Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW)
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corporate taxation, organizational design, survey data

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Impact of Tax Rate Cut Cum Base Broadening Reforms on Heterogeneous Firms – Learning from the German Tax Reform 2008

ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 10-036
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 15 Jun 2010
Katharina Finke, Jost Heckemeyer, Timo Reister and Christoph Spengel
University of Mannheim - Accounting and Taxation, ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research, ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research and Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW)
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tax reform, microsimulation, tax policy evaluation

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Romania's Development to a Low-Tax Country: Effective Corporate Tax Burden in Romania from 1992 to 2010 and Romania's Current Ranking Among the Eastern European Member States

ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 12-003
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 02 Feb 2012
Christoph Spengel, Sebastian Lazar, Lisa Evers and Benedikt Zinn
Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), affiliation not provided to SSRN, ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research and ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research
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corporate taxation, effective tax burden, transition economy, EU accession countries, tax reform, tax-rate-cum-base-broadening reform

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The Revenue Costs of Possible R&D Tax Incentives in Germany - An Empirical Analysis of Several Options (Fiskalische Kosten einer Steuerlichen Förderung von Forschung und Entwicklung in Deutschland - Eine Empirische Analyse Verschiedener Gestaltungsoptionen) (German)

ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 10-019
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 23 Sep 2010 Last Revised: 24 Sep 2010
Christina Elschner, Christof Ernst and Christoph Spengel
ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research, ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research and Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW)
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Tax Incentives for Research and Development and Their Use in Tax Planning

ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 17-046
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 11 Nov 2017
Olena Pfeiffer and Christoph Spengel
ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research and Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW)
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Research and Development; R&D; Tax Planning; Corporate Taxation

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ZEW Corporate Taxation Microsimulation Model (ZEW TaxcoMM)

ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 08-117
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 06 Feb 2009 Last Revised: 20 Jul 2009
Timo Reister, Christoph Spengel, Katharina Finke and Jost Heckemeyer
ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research, Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), University of Mannheim - Accounting and Taxation and ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research
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Microsimulation Model, Corporate Taxation, Policy Analysis, Firm-Level Data

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Assessing the Impact of Introducing an ACE Regime - A Behavioural Corporate Microsimulation Analysis for Germany

ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 14-033
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 24 Jun 2014
Katharina Finke, Jost Heckemeyer and Christoph Spengel
University of Mannheim - Accounting and Taxation, University of Mannheim - School of Business Administration (BWL) and Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW)
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Tax Reform, Allowance for Corporate Equity, Microsimulation, Tax Policy Evaluation

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The Development of Corporate Tax Structures in the European Union from 1998 to 2015 – Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis

ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 17-034
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 20 Sep 2017
Rainer Bräutigam, Christoph Spengel and Kathrin Stutzenberger
ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research, Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) and University of Mannheim
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Tax Policy, Corporate Taxation, European Union

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A Common Corporate Tax Base for Europe: An Impact Assessment of the Draft Council Directive on a CC(C)TB

ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 39
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 14 Sep 2018
Christoph Spengel, Martina Ortmann-Babel, Benedikt Zinn and Sebastian Matenaer
Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), Independent, ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research and University of Manheim
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CCCTB, Corporate Taxation, Effective Tax Burden, European Tax Analyzer