Daňová konkurence v Evropské unii

This thesis "Tax competition in the European Union" (hereinafter as "EU") analysis issues of different tax systems in the European Union and aspects relevant to their harmonization and existent competition advantages. The study aims to focus on the fact that tax systems within the EU arise from various and different historical setups and practice different approaches to particular kinds of income. These differences comply with various economical environments in particular EU countries and these are structured to fit specific needs of particular countries and furthermore to enable easy access of local residents to international business transactions and to international corporate structures. The study's aim is not accurate and precise analysis of particular systems and this even doesn't intend to present a quantitative comparison. The thesis describes various aspects of taxation in particular countries even with respect to EU legislation influence and it opens up disputation about expediency or harmfulness of tax competition in the EU. The thesis also describes beginning trends to convert needed and useful tax harmonization into full unification of tax systems in EU and actual shift of the tax and fiscal policy onto the central level of EU.