The Taxation of Multinational Corporations

This volume presents state-of-the-art empirical and conceptual research on the taxation of multinational corporations. Topics include: rules for the allocation of interest expense between domestic (U.S.) and foreign-source income; compliance with the foreign tax provision of the U.S. tax code; an international comparison of the average effective rates of corporate taxation of multinationals; the effect of taxation on foreign direct investment; and international tax policy reviewed in parallel with the theory of international trade. This book will be of interest to public finance economists, international tax attorneys, and tax practitioners.