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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6指导老师2013年3月15日英文原文Catohandbookforpolicymakersauthor:DavidBoazCorporatetaxreformsDavidBoazCatoinstitute7th Edition 2009CorporateTaxReformsAkeyissuefortaxpolicyintheglobal
2、economyishowtodealwithmultinationalcorporations.Corporatetaxationisimportanttoinvestors,butalsotothelivingstandardsofaverageAmericans.Inaglobalizedeconomy,theburdenofthecorporateincometaxfallsmainlyonworkersintheformoflowerwages.Ifcorporationsarenotinvestin
3、gintheUnitedStatesduetohightaxes,laborproductivitywillfall,andthatwilldragdownAmericanwages.Comparedwithforeign-basedcorporations,U.S.multinationalcorporationsaresubjecttoparticularlyhightaxratesandcomplicatedtaxrules.TheUnitedStatestaxescorporationsontheir
4、worldwideincome,eventhoughthatincomemayalsobesubjecttotaxesintheforeignnationswhereitisearned.TheU.S.taxcodeprovidescreditstominimizedoubletaxation,butthisisacomplexanduncompetitivemethodofbusinesstaxation.Theworldwidesystemdiscouragestherepatriationofforei
5、gnearnings,anditputsU.S.businessesatadisadvantageinforeignmarkets.Bycontrast,two-thirdsofmajornationstaxcorporationsonaterritorialbasis,whichmeansthattheygenerallydonottaxbusinessincomeearnedoutsidetheirnationalborders.TherewouldbetwokeyadvantagesoftheUnite
6、dStates’switchingfromaworldwidetoaterritorialsystemofbusinesstaxation.First,itwouldendthecurrenttaxbarriertotherepatriationofforeignearnings.Currently,repatriatedforeignearningsaresubjecttothe35percentfederalcorporatetax,whichsuppressesprofitrepatriationand
7、thusinvestmentintheUnitedStates.Underaterritorialsystem,businessprofitsearnedabroadwouldberepatriatedfreeofaU.S.taxburden.Second,itwouldhelpmaketheUnitedStatesagoodhomefortheheadquartersofmultinationalcorporations.Currently,ahightaxrateandtheworldwidetaxsys
8、temmaketheUnitedStatesapoorchoiceforlocatingcorporateheadquarters.IftheUnitedStatesswitchedtoaterritorialsystem,companiescouldearnprofitsabroadwithoutaU.S.taxburdenplacedontopoftheforeigntaxespaid.That