US Supreme Court unanimously chooses substance over form in foreign tax credit case: implications of the PPL decision for the creditability of cash-flow taxes

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dc.citation.lastpage907
dc.contributor.authorMcLure, Charles E. Jr.
dc.contributor.authorMintz, Jack
dc.contributor.authorZodrow, George R.
dc.contributor.orgJames A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-05T17:45:09Z
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dc.description.abstractIn a recent unanimous decision in the PPL case, the US Supreme Court ruled that a one-time retroactive British “Windfall Tax” levied on 32 public utilities that were privatized between 1984 and 1996 was eligible for the US foreign tax credit (FTC). The Court rejected the contention of the US Internal Revenue Service that eligibility for the FTC should be governed by the legislative form of the tax rather than its economic substance. This decision could have far-reaching implications for the creditability of taxes that are not ordinarily thought to be income taxes, including various cash-flow business taxes that are key elements of several proposals recommending replacement of the income tax with a consumption-based tax. This article examines these issues, arguing that one and arguably both of the most common forms of cash-flow consumption-based taxes should be creditable; it also discusses questions that remain about the interpretation of key regulatory requirements that govern creditability.
dc.identifier.citationMcLure, Charles E. Jr., Mintz, Jack and Zodrow, George R.. "US Supreme Court unanimously chooses substance over form in foreign tax credit case: implications of the PPL decision for the creditability of cash-flow taxes." <i>International Tax and Public Finance,</i> 22, no. 5 (2015) Springer: 887-907. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10797-014-9336-x.
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10797-014-9336-x
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/91689
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relation.urihttp://www.bakerinstitute.org/research/us-supreme-court-unanimously-chooses-substance-over-form-foreign-tax-credit-case-implications-ppl-de/en_US
dc.relation.urihttp://www.bakerinstitute.org/research/us-supreme-court-unanimously-chooses-substance-over-form-foreign-tax-credit-case-implications-ppl-de/
dc.subjectUS Supreme Court PPL decision
dc.subjectwindfall profits tax
dc.subjectforeign tax credit
dc.subjectcash flow tax
dc.subjectrent tax
dc.titleUS Supreme Court unanimously chooses substance over form in foreign tax credit case: implications of the PPL decision for the creditability of cash-flow taxes
dc.typeJournal article
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