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1、毕业论文外文翻译外文来源CatoHandbookforPolicymakersAuthor:DavidBoaz中文译文卡托政策制定者手册:戴维波阿斯部(系)商学部专业姓名学号200901200146指导老师2013年3月15日英文原文Catohandbookforpolicymakersauthor:DavidBoazCorporatetaxreformsDavidBoazCatoinstitute7th Edition 2009CorporateTaxReformsAkeyissuefortaxpo
2、licyintheglobaleconomyishowtodealwithmultinationalcorporations.Corporatetaxationisimportanttoinvestors,butalsotothelivingstandardsofaverageAmericans.Inaglobalizedeconomy,theburdenofthecorporateincometaxfallsmainlyonworkersintheformoflowerwages.Ifcorpora
3、tionsarenotinvestingintheUnitedStatesduetohightaxes,laborproductivitywillfall,andthatwilldragdownAmericanwages.Comparedwithforeign-basedcorporations,U.S.multinationalcorporationsaresubjecttoparticularlyhightaxratesandcomplicatedtaxrules.TheUnitedStatest
4、axescorporationsontheirworldwideincome,eventhoughthatincomemayalsobesubjecttotaxesintheforeignnationswhereitisearned.TheU.S.taxcodeprovidescreditstominimizedoubletaxation,butthisisacomplexanduncompetitivemethodofbusinesstaxation.Theworldwidesystemdiscou
5、ragestherepatriationofforeignearnings,anditputsU.S.businessesatadisadvantageinforeignmarkets.Bycontrast,two-thirdsofmajornationstaxcorporationsonaterritorialbasis,whichmeansthattheygenerallydonottaxbusinessincomeearnedoutsidetheirnationalborders.Therewo
6、uldbetwokeyadvantagesoftheUnitedStates’switchingfromaworldwidetoaterritorialsystemofbusinesstaxation.First,itwouldendthecurrenttaxbarriertotherepatriationofforeignearnings.Currently,repatriatedforeignearningsaresubjecttothe35percentfederalcorporatetax,w
7、hichsuppressesprofitrepatriationandthusinvestmentintheUnitedStates.Underaterritorialsystem,businessprofitsearnedabroadwouldberepatriatedfreeofaU.S.taxburden.Second,itwouldhelpmaketheUnitedStatesagoodhomefortheheadquartersofmultinationalcorporations.Curr
8、ently,ahightaxrateandtheworldwidetaxsystemmaketheUnitedStatesapoorchoiceforlocatingcorporateheadquarters.IftheUnitedStatesswitchedtoaterritorialsystem,companiescouldearnprofitsabroadwithoutaU.S.taxburdenplacedontopoftheforeigntax