首页
登录
职称英语
(1)For multinational corporations, tax planning has become an extremely comp
(1)For multinational corporations, tax planning has become an extremely comp
游客
2023-11-25
59
管理
问题
(1)For multinational corporations, tax planning has become an extremely complex affair. It has often been stated that no multinational corporation possesses the ultimate tax expertise. There are just too many countries and regions involved and thus a web of tax regulations. Therefore, in addition to having their own experts, MNCs rely heavily on local tax experts and legal counsel.
(2)Taxes have a very important impact on foreign direct investment decisions. Taxes will determine the financial structure of a subsidiary, and they will influence pricing decisions. They may also lead to the formation of holding companies. An MNC may decide to establish a branch rather than a subsidiary because of a given tax situation. The absence of a tax treaty between the country of a would-be investor and the nation where a foreign investment is to take place might lead to cancellation of investment plans. An unfavorable depreciation allowance may keep the foreign investor out. This unit will deal with the different tax systems in the world and their impact on an MNC’s global strategy.
(3)Basically, any tax system can be divided into direct and indirect taxes. Corporate and individual income taxes are direct; value-added taxes, sales taxes, and import duties are indirect taxes. Corporate income taxes(taxes levied on earnings)vary among the industrialized nations. France, the United States, Holland, Canada, and Germany have rates of around 50 percent; Italy, the United Kingdom, and Japan have rates of between 36 and 40 percent.
(4)Less developed countries usually have lower corporate tax rates, in order to attract foreign investment. Thus, Brazil has a rate of 30 percent, and Indonesia has a 40 percent rate. A corporate tax is levied on taxable earnings. Taxable earnings are more significant than the tax rate itself. They determine what can be deducted before the tax is computed; in other words, these items are tax deductible. Countries differ greatly in determining taxable earnings. Some allow accelerated depreciation, whereby the asset(usually the plant or equipment)is written off at a substantially higher rate during the first years than in the later years. This allows for smaller taxable earnings in the early years. Other countries allow tax-free investment reserves. These are used at a later stage for investment in underdeveloped areas of countries or are sent when countries are in a recession.
(5)A recent type of tax that has won recognition in the European Common Market is value-added tax(VAT). This is a national sales tax levied at each stage of production to the value added during that stage. Generally, manufacturing goods, such as plant and equipment, have been exempted from this tax. In most cases, food items also have been exempted.
(6)Here is an example of how VAT works. A tree owner who sells part of a tree to a lumber mill for $1 must set aside ten cents VAT to pay to the government. The lumber mill processes the tree into building material and sells the wood for $3 to a lumber wholesaler. The mill adds $2 in value, and thus sets aside ten percent of the added value, or twenty cents, to pay to the government. And so the VAT continues until the final sale.
(7)The VAT system offers advantages, such as rebates on exports. Profitable and unprofitable firms are taxed alike, as there is no possibility of tax deductions to determine taxable income. Further, VAT is easy to calculate and collect. But VAT is often accused of having contributed to serious inflation in countries where it was introduced, notably in Western Europe. [br] Which of the following is the problem that the VAT system causes?
选项
A、Rebates on exports.
B、No tax deductions.
C、Easy calculation and collection.
D、Economic instability.
答案
D
解析
末段末句提到,尤其在其起源的西欧,增值税常被指责在一些国家造成了严重的通货膨胀。据此说明增值税造成了经济不稳定,故选D。A、C均为VAT系统的优点,故不能选;B没有原文依据,也可排除。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3218659.html
相关试题推荐
Developingabadhabitiseasierthanmanymightthink."Youcanbecomeadd
Developingabadhabitiseasierthanmanymightthink."Youcanbecomeadd
Developingabadhabitiseasierthanmanymightthink."Youcanbecomeadd
Developingabadhabitiseasierthanmanymightthink."Youcanbecomeadd
Developingabadhabitiseasierthanmanymightthink."Youcanbecomeadd
Developingabadhabitiseasierthanmanymightthink."Youcanbecomeadd
Developingabadhabitiseasierthanmanymightthink."Youcanbecomeadd
PASSAGEFOUR[br]Whyistrainingtobecomeabarristerorsolicitoracompetiti
Tohelp,ornottohelp?ThathasbecomeadilemmainmodernChina.According
"Second-generationrich",orfuerdai,hasbecomeanewdubforthegeneratio
随机试题
Accordingtothepassage,Indiannameswereimportantbecausethey______.[br]
Nosooner_______thanastudentcametovisither.A、shehadgoneoutB、hasshe
浓重的人道主义本质思想是玛莎?格雷姆的舞蹈思想之一。()
急性硬脑膜外血肿典型的意识障碍是A、迟发性昏迷 B、持续性昏迷加重 C、早期
对于有复验要求的合金钢元件还应该进行()等复验。A.光谱检测 B.规格型号
A.祛风止痉,燥湿化痰,解毒散结 B.息风镇痉,攻毒散结,通络止痛 C.祛风
从花粉到花生,让人类产生过敏变态反应的东西实在太多了。变态反应研究起步相对较晚,
商业银行建立文档保存制度,妥善保管理财产品( )环节涉及的所有文件、记录、录音
从B-S-M期权定价公式可以看出,在某一时点上,()都是确定不变的。A.波
(2021年真题)2016年3月,某企业以1.1069的汇率买入CME的9月欧元
最新回复
(
0
)