Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Danilkevich Mikhail A. Author-Email: mywebs@mail.ru Author-Workplace-Name: Budget and Treasury Academy of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation Title: Small Business: the Defining Criteria and the Tax Exemptions Abstract: There are many definitions of the term small business. The variations depend on the objective of the definition and the field of study where it is used. The article author examines the criteria that are used when a business is defined as a small business for the purposes of taxation, statistical data gathering or fund raising. The concept of a small business elaborated for the purposes of taxation in Russia, USA and France is examined. Classification-JEL: Keywords: taxes, taxation, public finance, SME, concept of a small business for the purposes of taxation, small businesses support from government programs Journal: Finansovyj žhurnal — Financial Journal Pages: 123-134 Issue: 4 Year: 2010 Month: October File-URL: http://finjournal-nifi.ru/images/FILES/Journal/Archive/2010/4/statii/100413.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf Handle: RePEc:fru:finjrn:100413:p:123-134