01815cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF019283 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781498312295 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Wei, Feng. The Optimal Turnover Threshold and Tax Rate for SMEs / Feng Wei, Jean-Francois Wen. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2019. 1 online resource (34 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students Presumptive income taxes in the form of a tax on turnover for SMEs are pervasive as a way to reduce the costs of compliance and administration. We analyze a model where entrepreneurs allocate labor to the formal and informal sectors. Formal sector income is subjected either to a corporate income tax or a tax on turnover, depending on whether their turnover exceeds a threshold. We characterize the private sector equilibrium for any given configuration of tax policy parameters (corporate income tax rate, turnover tax rate, and threshold). Given private behavior, social welfare is optimized. We interpret the first-order conditions for welfare maximization to identify the key margins and then simulate a calibrated version of the model. Mode of access: Internet Wen, Jean-Francois. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2019/098 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2019/098/001.2019.issue-098-en.xml IMF e-Library