The Impact and Cost of Taxation in Canada

The Impact and Cost of Taxation in Canada
Author: Jason Clemens
Publisher: The Fraser Institute
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2008
Genre: Fiscal policy
ISBN: 088975229X

"There is increasing interest in, and recognition of, the need for both tax reduction and tax reform in Canada. This book provides the rationale for tax reform and a road map for that reform. The book includes 5 chapters from leading experts in the field and provides a persuasive, compelling case for tax reform in Canada." "The Impact of Taxes on Economic Behavior by Milagros Palacios and Kumi Harischandra offers a broad overview of the incentive effects associated with taxes that affect our decisions to work more, to save, to invest, and to engage in entrepreneurial activity." "Compliance and Administrative Costs of Taxation in Canada by renowned University of Montreal economics professor Francois Vaillancourt and Jason Clemens provides readers with an understanding of the vast costs associated with administering, and complying with, our current tax system."--BOOK JACKET.

An Economic Analysis of Income Tax Reforms

An Economic Analysis of Income Tax Reforms
Author: G.C Ruggeri
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 325
Release: 2018-12-13
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0429842848

First published in 1998, Ruggeri and Vincent analyse different tax reform proposals to create a discourse on dispelling the myths surrounding the flat tax. This book proposes a progressive and comprehensive tax reforms, whilst simplifying the tax system for the vast majority of tax payers. Whilst ensuring the tax system reforms dose not hinder economic growth. This book should be required reading for anyone interested in the problems and promise of tax reform.

Provincial Tax Reforms

Provincial Tax Reforms
Author: David W. Conklin
Publisher: IRPP
Total Pages: 208
Release: 1990
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780886451110

This publication is intended to provide for the non-specialist a fresh look at provincial tax reform options and opportunities. Part I begins with the basic principles of tax reform, considering alternative objectives and general options in tax design. Part II examines the current differences among provincial economic circumstances and the tax structures. Part III deals with the process and implications of federal tax reform, from the 1987 proposals to the GST draft legislation.

Hiding in the Shadows

Hiding in the Shadows
Author: Mr.Friedrich Schneider
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2002-04-16
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781589060968

Examines the role of the shadow, or underground, economy. Looks at ways of measuring it, the relationship between the shadow economy and the main stream economy, why it has been growing in size, and its effects on overall economic growth. How can states limit the size of the shadow economy, and does it matter that it exists?

China's Tax Reform Options

China's Tax Reform Options
Author: Trish Fulton
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 485
Release: 1998
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9810234473

Selected papers presented at the International Symposium on Reform of the Chinese Tax System, held at the University of Western Ontario, in London, Canada, in Aug. 1996.

The Costs of Taxation and the Marginal Cost of Funds

The Costs of Taxation and the Marginal Cost of Funds
Author: Mr.Joel Slemrod
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Total Pages: 32
Release: 1995-08-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1451954549

It is argued that taxation causes three kinds of deadweight losses and two types of direct costs. The deadweight losses arise from substitution, evasion, and avoidance activities while the direct costs are administrative and compliance costs. Some of these social costs tend to be discontinuous and/or nonconvex. Because most models of taxation ignore some components of the social costs of taxation, their conclusions cannot be of a general nature. An alternative approach to policy evaluation is to rely on a marginal efficiency cost of funds rule which can indicate appropriate directions of reforms. The paper discusses its merits, applicability, and limitations, as well as its relationship to other concepts.

Taxing Reforms

Taxing Reforms
Author: Richard Eccleston
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2007-01-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781782543404

'Taxing Reforms is a good short book about the comparative policies of Value Added Taxation (VAT) in Australia, Canada, Japan and the United States. . . Taxing Reforms is a fine book, well worth reading, especially for specialists in the comparative political economy of taxation. . . its richly detailed case studies will make it a fruitful source of comparative hypotheses.' - Isaac W. Martin, Journal of Economic Literature

Natural Resource Taxation in Mexico: Some Considerations

Natural Resource Taxation in Mexico: Some Considerations
Author: Ms. Alpa Shah
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2021-10-18
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1513599666

Mexico has large extractive industries and it traditionally has raised sizable fiscal revenues from the oil and gas sector. A confluence of factors—elevated commodity prices, financial challenges of the state-owned oil company Pemex, and revenue needs for financing social and public investment spending over the medium term—suggest that a review of Mexico’s taxation regimes for natural resources would be opportune, against the backdrop of a comprehensive approach to tackling Mexico’s challenges. This paper identifies opportunities for redesigning mining taxation to increase somewhat the revenue intake while maintaining the favorable investment profile of the sector. It also discusses recent reforms to the oil and gas fiscal regime and future reform considerations, with attention to the attractiveness of investment on commercial terms—an issue that should be placed in the context of an overall reform of Pemex’s business strategy and possibly of the energy sector more generally.