Bogatyrev S.Yu., Gorbatko E.S., Suleymanov D.N. Improvement of the Property Taxation in Russia Based on Experience of the Foreign States

Abstract: The subject of the research is the property taxation. The authors of the article describe the experience of the foreign states in developing the property taxation system. They note that the control of foreign local authorities over property taxes is an important factor that defines to which degree they are able to make independent decisions regarding budget expenditures. In their article the authors provide the historical and modern experience of developed countries in implementing property taxes. The authors note that the experience of developed coutnries prove that implementation of property taxes at the local (regional) level can considerably improve their functions, i.e. the fiscal, regulative and control functions. The authors also provide a review of the methodological and scientifically metrical grounds for calculating and collecting property taxes in developed countries, define the main characterstics and distinctive qualities of property taxes. The article is of academic interest due to the fact that the authors use a wide range of foreign sources: laws on property taxes in foreign economically developed countries, statistical resources of the European Union member states, data provided by tax services, and foreign researches. They also perform a general analysis of foreign academic literature on implementation of property taxes in the foreign states.   

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