Arbeitspapier

Taxation in the digital economy: Recent policy developments and the question of value creation

The paper reviews the evidence on the challenges of digitalization for direct (corporate profit) and indirect (consumption) taxation. Based on both anecdotal and empirical evidence, we evaluate ongoing developments at the OECD and European Union level and argue that there is no justification for introducing a new tax order for digital businesses. In particular, the significant digital presence and the digital services tax as put forward by the European Commission will most likely distort corporate decisions and spur tax competition. To contribute to the development of tax rules in line with value creation as the gold standard for profit taxation the paper discusses data as a "new" value-driving asset in the digital economy. It draws on insights from interdisciplinary research to highlight that the value of data emerges through proprietary activities conducted within businesses. We ultimately discuss how existing transfer pricing solutions can be adapted to business models employing data mining.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: ZEW Discussion Papers ; No. 19-010

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue: General
Business Taxes and Subsidies including sales and value-added (VAT)
Tax Evasion and Avoidance
Business Objectives of the Firm
Information and Internet Services; Computer Software
Corporate Culture; Diversity; Social Responsibility
Thema
Digital Economy
Corporate Taxation
Business Model Analysis
Data Mining
Tax Planning

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Olbert, Marcel
Spengel, Christoph
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
ZEW - Leibniz-Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung
(wo)
Mannheim
(wann)
2019

Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:44 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Olbert, Marcel
  • Spengel, Christoph
  • ZEW - Leibniz-Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung

Entstanden

  • 2019

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