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Effective tax burden on investment at corporate level in Macedonia
Effective tax burden on investment at corporate level in Macedonia

Author(s): Ilija Gruevski, Vasilka Gaber, Stevan Gaber
Subject(s): Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life
Published by: Prague Development Center
Keywords: Corporate income tax; cost of capital; effective marginal tax rates; effective average tax rates; Republic of Macedonia

Summary/Abstract: This article presents the estimates of effective tax rates on investment at corporate level in Republic of Macedonia in the period from 2006 to 2012. In addition to accomplishing this research, 3 basic and most commonly applied indicators of the corporate income tax (CIT) burden will be used. They are the cost of capital, the effective marginal tax rate (EMTR) and the effective average tax rate (EATR), according to the Devereux-Griffith methodology. The results of the analysis will clearly show that the implemented domestic tax policy reform have transformed this country into one of the most, if not the most tax favorable country for investment in Europe.

  • Issue Year: 13/2013
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 19-31
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: English