Tax by Design identifies what makes a good tax system for an open developed economy in the 21st century and suggests how the UK tax system could be reformed to move in that direction. The recommendations stress the importance of neutrality and transparency in tax design. It draws on the expert evidence from the commissioned chapters and commentaries in Dimensions of Tax Design. It also acknowledges the growing importance of globalised markets and multinational corporations as well as the challenges created by changing population demographics, the growth of new technologies, and the broadened objectives of policy makers. The Commission's work was directed by: Timothy Besley Richard Blundell Malcolm Gammie James Poterba The Commission's editorial team: Stuart Adam Stephen Bond Robert Chote Paul Johnson Gareth Myles

詹姆斯•莫里斯爵士（Sir James Mirrlees），剑桥大学三一学院研究员、剑桥大学政治经济学名誉教授、墨尔本大学荣誉教授、香港中文大学客座教授。他还是英国人文社会科学院的研究员，计量经济学会、皇家经济学会、欧洲经济协会的前任主席，获得无数名誉学位。主要研究领域为激励机制和不对称信息经济学，他开创了现代最优税制理论。1996年获得诺贝尔经济学奖，1997年因其对经济科学的杰出贡献被授予爵士称号。

湖南国税翻译小组 成立于2007年春天，湖南国税系统一群趣味相投的中青年税务工作者，他们“税眼看世界”。近十年来，共翻译发表文章三百多篇，出版的翻译作品有《美国联邦纳税服务》《荷兰税务管理之道》《美国税收志愿服务》《俄罗斯联邦税务管理》，还派员参加了国家税务总局组织的《国外纳税服务概览》《税收征管论坛成员国税制》等资料的编译。