Published: 2022-04-28

Towards Equal Tax Treatment of Economically Equivalent Financial Instruments: Proposals for Taxing Prepaid Forward Contracts, Equity Swaps, and Certain Contingent Debt Instruments

David F. Levy

471–543

Abstract

In recent years, many commentators have debated the merits of various proposals regarding the taxation of financial derivatives. The Internal...

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The Deceptively Disparate Treatment of Business and Investment Interest Expense Under a Cash-Flow Consumption Tax and a Schanz-Haig-Simons Income Tax

J. Clifton Fleming, Jr.

544–561

Abstract

A cash-flow consumption tax is assessed annually on individuals. In simplified terms, the base is calculated for each taxpayer by combining the...

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