Close to 40% of multinational profits are shifted to tax havens each year

Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley and the University of Copenhagen estimate that close to 40% of multinational profits (close to $1 trillion in 2019) are shifted to tax havens each year. This shifting reduces corporate income tax revenue by more than $200 billion, or 10% of global corporate tax receipts.

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This research was published by the Review of Economic Studies in 2022.