Abstract
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TRA17) represents the most comprehensive reform of US international tax rules since 1962. An important question in evaluating TRA17 is how US trading partners will respond to its provisions. In general, US trading partners may take steps to negate the competitive advantage gained by the US from the lower rate of corporate tax, expensing and the “patent box”. They may also take advantage of the participation exemption and the cross-crediting feature of GILTI to increase taxes on US multinationals. Finally, they are likely to copy the BEAT and apply it to US multinationals. The end result would be that the anticipated benefit of attracting investment into the US is unlikely to materialize.
Disciplines
Law and Economics | Tax Law
Date of this Version
12-21-2017
Working Paper Citation
Avi-Yonah, Reuven S. and Mazzoni, Gianluca, "Tit for Tat: How Will Other Countries React to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act?" (2017). Law & Economics Working Papers. 145.
https://repository.law.umich.edu/law_econ_current/145