Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-11-2015
Abstract
A surprising degree of bipartisan consensus has lately formed in the United States around two propositions of business tax reform: that something should be done about the “lockout” of US multinationals’ foreign earnings; and that the corporate income tax rate should be reduced. This paper questions whether these two propositions are really consistent. In the process of attempting to provide an answer, it develops a framework for relating and measuring various forms of “tax inertia”: tax-based disincentives to alter investments. Applying this framework, the paper concludes that the current agreement on business tax reform is substantially in disagreement with itself.
Keywords
Business taxation, Business tax reform, lockout, lock-in, tax deferral, tax timing, corporate tax reform, repatriation, realization, entity choice
Repository Citation
Sanchirico, Chris William, "Tax Inertia: A General Framework with Specific Application to Business Tax Reform" (2015). Faculty Scholarship at Penn Carey Law. 1554.
https://scholarship.law.upenn.edu/faculty_scholarship/1554
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