The Value-Added Tax: Orthodoxy and New Thinking

IF, WHEN YOU SAY "CONSUMPTION TAX , " YOU MEAN . . . by Ernest S. Christian, Jr. and Cliff Massa III Much has been said and written about consumption taxes in the United States, but mostly in a theoretical context. Dozens of schol­ arly treatises have been published, along with innumerable...

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Other Authors: Weidenbaum, Murray L. (Editor), Raboy, David G. (Editor), Christian Jr., Ernest S. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 1989, 1989
Edition:1st ed. 1989
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Shifting to Consumption as a Federal Tax Base: An Overview
  • 2. If, When You Say “Value-Added Tax,” You Mean...
  • 3. Who Bears the Burden of Consumption Taxes?
  • 4. Implications of the Form of VAT on Incidence and Other Factors
  • 5. Preferential Treatment: The Implications for Horizontal Equity Among Companies
  • 6. Problems of Transition to a Value-Added Tax
  • 7. International Implications of Value-Added Taxes
  • 8. Value-Added Taxation of Financial Services
  • 9. The Sectoral Impacts of a Value-Added Tax
  • 10. Macroeconomic Effects of a Consumption-Based Tax
  • 11. Administration and Compliance
  • About the Contributors