Arbeitspapier

Quantifying the OECD BEPS indicators: An update to BEPS Action 11

In its 2015 Final Report on 'Measuring and Monitoring BEPS, Action 11', the OECD introduced six indicators to quantify and evaluate base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) activity over time. In this study, we revisit three selected indicators, provide a numerical update for recent periods using timely data and point out potential pitfalls when interpreting the indicator results. First, we transparently replicate Indicator 1, which intends to assess the disconnect between financial and real economic activities, and show a moderately decreasing trend of the indicator estimates. Second, replicating Indicator 4, which is based on a micro-data regression approach, we find that multinational firms have, on average, lower effective tax rates than domestic firms. We confirm this result using a state-of-the-art propensity score matching approach. Third, the replication of Indicator 5, which intends to capture profit shifting through intangibles, shows a stable trend of the annual indicator estimates that extends beyond the OECD's sample period. Yet, the simplistic design of all indicators comes at the price of making them vulnerable to a number of confounding factors and economic effects that go beyond profit shifting. Overall, we conclude that the proposed indicators in the Final Report on BEPS Action 11 provide only limited information on the extent of BEPS.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: ZEW Discussion Papers ; No. 21-013

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue: General
Business Taxes and Subsidies including sales and value-added (VAT)
Tax Evasion and Avoidance
Firm Performance: Size, Diversification, and Scope
Thema
Tax
Tax policy
International Taxation
BEPS
OECD
Base Erosion and Profit Shifting
Business Taxation
Corporate Tax Regulations

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Klein, Daniel
Ludwig, Christopher A.
Nicolay, Katharina
Spengel, Christoph
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
ZEW - Leibniz-Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung
(wo)
Mannheim
(wann)
2021

Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
20.09.2024, 08:21 MESZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Klein, Daniel
  • Ludwig, Christopher A.
  • Nicolay, Katharina
  • Spengel, Christoph
  • ZEW - Leibniz-Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung

Entstanden

  • 2021

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