The Effective Tax Burden on Highly Qualified Employers An International Comparison /

• Main Authors: Elschner, Christina (Author), Schwager, Robert (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg : Physica-Verlag HD, 2005.
• Series: ZEW Economic Studies ; 29
• Subjects: Business.; Tax accounting.; Tax laws.; Management.; Personnel management.; Public finance.; Population.; Business and Management.; Business Taxation/Tax Law.; Public Economics.; Human Resource Management.; Population Economics.
• Physical Description: VIII, 124 p. 22 illus. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783790816235

Taxes on the highly skilled are an important cost factor for companies competing internationally for talent. This book provides an international comparison of the effective level of taxes and social security charges imposed on highly qualified employees. Based on a newly developed inter-temporal simulation model, the attractiveness of 7 EU Member States, 12 Swiss cantons, and the United States is assessed. Several compensation packages including old-age provision, fringe benefits, and long-term incentives as well as various income levels and family situations are considered in the analysis. The book also contains a comprehensive survey of social security and tax systems in the countries studied.