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<article article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.3" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xml:lang="ru"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">finance</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="ru">Финансы: теория и практика/Finance: Theory and Practice</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="en"><trans-title>Finance: Theory and Practice</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="ppub">2587-5671</issn><issn pub-type="epub">2587-7089</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Financial University under The Government of Russian Federation</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.26794/2587-5671-2019-23-1-96-105</article-id><article-id custom-type="elpub" pub-id-type="custom">finance-821</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="section-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>НАЛОГИ И СБОРЫ</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="section-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>TAXES AND FEES</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>Последствия отмены налога на прибыль в Республике Армения</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="en"><trans-title>Abolishment of Proft tax Effects in the Republic of Armenia</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2848-4946</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Сандоян</surname><given-names>Э. М.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Sandoyan</surname><given-names>E. M.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Эдвард Мартинович Сандоян — доктор экономических наук, профессор, директор Института экономики и бизнеса</p><p>Ереван</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Edvard M. Sandoyan — Dr. Sci. (Econ.), professor, Director of the Institute of Economics and Business</p><p>Yerevan</p></bio><email xlink:type="simple">edward.sandoyan@rau.am</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3939-8426</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Петросян</surname><given-names>Е. Г.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Petrosyan</surname><given-names>H. G.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Егине Гагиковна Петросян — аспирантка кафедры экономики и финансов</p><p>Ереван</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Heghine G. Petrosyan — PhD student of the Department of Economics and Finance</p><p>Yerevan</p></bio><email xlink:type="simple">heghineh18@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff-1"><aff xml:lang="ru"><institution>Российско-Армянский университет</institution><country>Армения</country></aff><aff xml:lang="en"><institution>Russian-Armenian university</institution><country>Armenia</country></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date pub-type="collection"><year>2019</year></pub-date><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>27</day><month>02</month><year>2019</year></pub-date><volume>23</volume><issue>1</issue><fpage>96</fpage><lpage>105</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>Copyright &amp;#x00A9; Сандоян Э.М., Петросян Е.Г., 2019</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2019</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Сандоян Э.М., Петросян Е.Г.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Sandoyan E.M., Petrosyan H.G.</copyright-holder><license xml:lang="ru" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.</license-p></license><license xml:lang="en" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.</license-p></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://financetp.fa.ru/jour/article/view/821">https://financetp.fa.ru/jour/article/view/821</self-uri><abstract><p>Проблемы в налоговом администрировании, особенно в части прямого налогообложения, являются одним из важнейших вызовов для системы налогообложения Армении. Наличие высокого уровня неформального сектора еще больше влияет на эффективное функционирование системы и пополнение государственного бюджета. В связи с этим возникает необходимость проведения реформ в прямом налогообложении, что представлено в данной статье. Цель работы — оценка последствий отмены налога на прибыль в Армении с помощью неоклассической динамической модели общего равновесия и обложения распределенных дивидендов подоходным налогом. Представленная модель применяется и в оценках воздействия реформирования системы налогообложения организаций в Эстонии и Грузии. В связи с этим в статье проводится сравнительный анализ полученных результатов трех стран. Модель рассчитывает влияние изменения в ставках налога на прибыль на государственные доходы, капитал на единицу труда, уровень потребления и объем выпуска в стране. В статье также представлена параметризация модели с учетом специфики экономики Армении. В ходе исследования выявилось, что реформирование системы налогообложения организаций в Армении приведет к росту общего благосостояния населения, чистых инвестиций и совокупного выпуска, однако налоговые доходы государственного бюджета Армении снизятся на 3,92%. Результаты исследования позволят правительству Армении применить новый подход к обложению прибыли организаций, что, в свою очередь, приведет к повышению транспарентности ведения бизнеса, снижению уровня коррупции и сокрытию полученных прибылей.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="en"><p>Problems in tax administration, especially direct taxation, are one of the most important challenges for the taxation system of Armenia. The high level of the informal sector further affects the effective functioning of the system and the replenishment of the state budget. In this regard, there is a need for reforms in direct taxation presented in this article. The research objective is to evaluate possible effects of abolishment of proft tax in the Armenian economy. For this purpose, we approached the neoclassical dynamic general equilibrium model presented in expanded form and in discrete time. Impact assessment of the reforms in corporate taxation system in Estonia and Georgia was also based on the same model. Therefore, after the effects of the abolishment of proft tax in the Armenian economy are assessed, a comparative analysis of the results observed with those of Estonia and Georgia will be conducted. The model calculates the effect of changes in income tax rates on government revenues, capital per unit of labor, level of consumption and output in the country. The article also presents the parameterization of the model considering the specifcs of the Armenian economy. The study has revealed that reforming the taxation system for organizations in Armenia will lead to an increase in the general welfare of the population, net investments and aggregate output. At the same time the tax revenues of the state budget of Armenia will decrease by 3.92%. The results of the study will allow the government of Armenia to apply a new approach to taxing the profts of organizations. It will lead to an increase in the transparency of business, a decrease in the level of corruption and the concealment of the profts.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>традиционная модель налога на прибыль</kwd><kwd>эстонская модель налога на прибыль</kwd><kwd>подоходный налог</kwd><kwd>уклонение от уплаты налогов</kwd><kwd>неоклассическая динамическая модель общего равновесия</kwd><kwd>налоговая система Армении</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>traditional income tax model</kwd><kwd>Estonian income tax model</kwd><kwd>income tax</kwd><kwd>tax avoidance</kwd><kwd>neoclassical dynamic general equilibrium model</kwd><kwd>taxation system of Armenia</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><back><ref-list><title>References</title><ref id="cit1"><label>1</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="ru">Sandoyan E. Economic stagnation in the Republic of Armenia from 2009 to 2016: Causes, consequences and prospects. 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