Investment Incentives and Effective Tax Rates in the Philippines.

Investment Incentives and Effective Tax Rates in the Philippines.

We compare the general tax provisions and investment incentives in the Philippines to six other east-Asian economies-Malaysia, Indonesia, Lao, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Thailand. We calculate effective tax rates and find that general effective tax rates are relatively high in the Philippines, while inv...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Klemm, Alexander
Other Authors: Botman, Dennis P. J., Baqir, Reza
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington : International Monetary Fund, 2008.
Series:IMF Working Papers.
Subjects:
Investment tax credit > Philippines.
Tax incentives > Philippines.
Corporations > Taxation > Philippines.
Corporations > Taxation
Investment tax credit
Tax incentives
Philippines
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Table of Contents:
  • I. Introduction; II. A Birds-Eye View of the Taxation Regime; III. International Experience with Tax Holidays; Tables; 1. Pros and Cons for the Government of Different Types of Tax Incentives; IV. Effective Tax Rates; A. Methodology; B. Estimation Results; Figures; 1. Effective Tax Rates for Companies Not Receiving Tax Incentices; 2. Effective Tax Rates for Companies Receiving the Maximum Tax Holiday; 3. Reduction in Effective Tax Rates From Receiving the Maximum Tax Holiday; 4. Economic Depreciation and Tax Incentives: Do Short- or Long-Lived Assets Benefit More from Tax Holidays?
  • 5. Philippines: Effective Tax Rates Under Different Holiday Years Granted/Remaining6. Effective Tax Rates Under Different Holiday Years Granted/Remaining; V. Incentive Reform in the Philippines; Boxes; 1. Incentive Reform Bills Under Consideration in the House of Representatives; 7. Philippines: Effective Tax Rates Under Current Incentives and Congress' Reform Proposals; 8. Philippines: Comparing Enhanced Depreciation Versus Current Incentives and Congress' Reform Proposals; VI. Conclusions; References; 2. Investment Incentives in Cambodia, Lao P.D.R., Thailand, and Vietnam.

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