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Balancing the regulation and taxation of banking

Sajid Chaudhry, Andrew Mullineux, Natasha Agarwal

International Review of Financial Analysis, Volume: 42, Pages: 38 - 52

Swansea University Author: Sajid Chaudhry

DOI (Published version): 10.1016/j.irfa.2015.01.020

Abstract

This study gives an overview of bank taxation as an alternative to prudential reg- ulations or non-revenue taxation. We review existing bank taxation with a view to eliminating distortions in the tax system, which have incentivized banks to engage in risky activities in the past. We furthermore anal...

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Published in: International Review of Financial Analysis
Published: 2015
URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa21875
Abstract: This study gives an overview of bank taxation as an alternative to prudential reg- ulations or non-revenue taxation. We review existing bank taxation with a view to eliminating distortions in the tax system, which have incentivized banks to engage in risky activities in the past. We furthermore analyze taxation of financial instruments, trading and taxation of banking products and services and their ability to finance res- olution mechanisms for banks to ensure their stability. In this respect, we put forward the following arguments: (1) that a financial transaction tax is economically inefficient and potentially costly for the economy and may not protect taxpayers; (2) that a bank levy used to finance deposit guarantee and bank resolution mechanisms is potentially useful for financial stability, but that it poses the threat of double taxation, together with the proposed Basel-III liquidity ratios; and (3) that we support the elimination of exemption from value added tax (VAT) for financial services in order to provide banks with a level playing field, whilst retaining exemption for basic payments services. This is expected to improve efficiency by reducing the wasteful use of financial services.
Keywords: Banks; Taxation; Regulation; Too Big To Fail Banks.
College: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Start Page: 38
End Page: 52

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