Tax By Design: The Mirrlees ReviewTax by Design identifies what makes a good tax system for an open developed economy in the 21st century and suggests how the UK tax system could be reformed to move in that direction. The recommendations stress the importance of neutrality and transparency in tax design. It draws on the expert evidence from the commissioned chapters and commentaries in Dimensions of Tax Design. It also acknowledges the growing importance of globalised markets and multinational corporations as well as the challenges created by changing population demographics, the growth of new technologies, and the broadened objectives of policy makers. The Commission's work was directed by: Timothy Besley Richard Blundell Malcolm Gammie James Poterba The Commission's editorial team: Stuart Adam Stephen Bond Robert Chote Paul Johnson Gareth Myles |
Contents
1 Introduction | 1 |
2 The Economic Approach to Tax Design | 21 |
3 The Taxation of Labour Earnings | 46 |
4 Reforming the Taxation of Earnings in the UK | 73 |
5 Integrating Personal Taxes and Benefits | 122 |
6 Taxing Goods and Services | 148 |
7 Implementation of VAT | 167 |
8 VAT and Financial Services | 195 |
13 The Taxation of Household Savings | 283 |
14 Reforming the Taxation of Savings | 318 |
15 Taxes on Wealth Transfers | 347 |
16 The Taxation of Land and Property | 368 |
17 Taxing Corporate Income | 406 |
18 Corporate Taxation in an International Context | 429 |
19 Small Business Taxation | 451 |
20 Conclusions and Recommendations for Reform | 470 |
Other editions - View all
Tax By Design: The Mirrlees Review Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS),James Mirrlees Limited preview - 2011 |
Tax By Design: The Mirrlees Review Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS),James Mirrlees No preview available - 2011 |
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