Seminar paper from the year 2016 in the subject Business economics - Investment and Finance, grade: 1,3, University of applied sciences, Munich, course: Controlling, Investment, BWL, International Business, language: English, abstract: This paper gives a general overview of the corporate taxation system in the United States. The work begins with a definition of taxes and tax systems followed by the classification of business entities in the US. The main part describes the relevant legal taxation aspects that corporations face in the US and deals with the critical issue of tax deferral of US multinationals. This assignment will focus on the federal income tax that has the most importance for business decision making. This assignment ends with a final reflection of the topic and a conclusion by the author.
