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Current Problems Of International Taxation Of Electronic Commerce, Nuran G. Kerimov
Current Problems Of International Taxation Of Electronic Commerce, Nuran G. Kerimov
LLM Theses and Essays
This thesis discusses the main problems that face tax authorities of many countries in the process of taxation of electronic commerce. It analyzes examples of problems posed by the growth of e-commerce in the context international direct and indirect taxation. Current international policy issues are the subject of discussion of the thesis. The thesis also analyzes some of the proposals regarding taxation of electronic commerce.
Evolution Of The Arm's Length Standard In The Us Transfer Pricing Legislation And Russian Arm's Length Perspective, Andrei A. Shutov
Evolution Of The Arm's Length Standard In The Us Transfer Pricing Legislation And Russian Arm's Length Perspective, Andrei A. Shutov
LLM Theses and Essays
This thesis analyzes the evolution of the arm's length standard (ALS) as the key element of the transfer pricing control system in the US. This thesis also addresses some issues on creation of transfer pricing legislation in the Russian Federation and focuses on three sets of problems. First, it provides the general outline of the legislative history of the ALS as well as the history of the ALS' application in the US, including an overview of landmark cases, which revealed some conceptual problems with respect to the ALS. Secondly, the thesis addresses core problems associated with the ALS, such as …
Taxation Of U.S. Llc With Foreign Participation, Victor Ianovitch
Taxation Of U.S. Llc With Foreign Participation, Victor Ianovitch
LLM Theses and Essays
The instant thesis is organized in three main parts. The first contains an overview of U.S. law including constitutional issues of the topic focusing on the separation of tax powers between federal and state authorities with special attention to the basis and extent to which a State is entitled to impose levies on business organizations; a brief analysis of federal legislation allowing the pass-through regime; and summary concerning LLC legislation in the States. The second analyzes the application of the main, basic principles of international taxation (such as residence, source rules, application of international treaties, and connected with it the …
Taxing The Reticulum Taxation And Tariff Issues In Electronic Commerce, Neil Lovett Wilkinson
Taxing The Reticulum Taxation And Tariff Issues In Electronic Commerce, Neil Lovett Wilkinson
LLM Theses and Essays
This thesis will explore, first within a historical context, and second, in a contemporary model, the impact and effect of electronic commerce in both a general and Electronic magazines. The thesis will explore governmental and legal responses, from a taxation and tariff point of view to the challenges posed by commercial transactions initiated and completed via the Internet and the World Wide Web. The broad question is therefore presented: How should governments, primarily American state and local governments, but also governments worldwide, respond to changes in technology that have a direct effect on the way business is conducted within their …
Transfer Pricing, Anders Leif Allvin
Transfer Pricing, Anders Leif Allvin
LLM Theses and Essays
Transfer pricing is one of the principal international taxation issues of the 1990s and potentially of future decades as well. For corporate enterprises, it can be difficult enough to do business in just one country, but it gets even more complex when they go international. The growth of multinational enterprises (MNEs) creates complex taxation issues for both the tax administrations as well for the MNE. Transfer pricing concerns allocation of income earned within affiliated corporate groups in different countries, which must satisfy tax authorities that they are not evading taxes through the use of transfer pricing. The main problem with …
Debt Instruments' Tax Treatment In Corporate Mergers And Acquisitions, Tae Oon Jang
Debt Instruments' Tax Treatment In Corporate Mergers And Acquisitions, Tae Oon Jang
LLM Theses and Essays
The increase of merger and acquisition(M&A) activity since 1992 has resulted mainly from a domestic economic recovery. The current M&A trend shows that M&A is still an important means of enhancing many corporations' competitive power and of stimulating growth in such areas as computer software and services, wholesale and distribution, miscellaneous services, banking and finance, and leisure and entertainment. Fundraising for mezzanine-fund financing, which reflects investors' foresight about current and future M&A trends, has also seen rapid growth. After the Tax Reform Act of 1986 and the repeal of the General Utilities doctrine, the elimination of the capital gain preference …
Double Taxation - Treatment Of Corporate Earnings Under American And German Law, Roland Schmidt
Double Taxation - Treatment Of Corporate Earnings Under American And German Law, Roland Schmidt
LLM Theses and Essays
This thesis is going to describe the different ways the United States and Germany deal with the problem of double taxation in the legal context of corporate distributions to its shareholders in the form of dividends. Tax law is particularly one of the areas of laws that are subject to frequent and often substantial changes. This is true for the German as well as for the U.S. tax laws. Since some of the issues being discussed in the United States today in connection with the corporate tax law are similar if not identical to the issues discussed in Germany before …
An Analysis Of The Disallowance Of Advertising Expenses For Tobacco Products, Ravi Mannam
An Analysis Of The Disallowance Of Advertising Expenses For Tobacco Products, Ravi Mannam
LLM Theses and Essays
Generally, reasonable expenses incurred in the ordinary and necessary course of a legitimate trade or business are deductible from gross income under the U.S. Tax Code; however in an effort to curb tobacco use, recent legislation has disallowed this benefit to tobacco companies for advertising expenses. The judiciary has upheld this disallowance under the doctrine of legislative grace. This thesis critiques the doctrine of legislative grace along with a review Congress’s power to tax income and the role of deductions. Also, the possibility of disallowing business expenses under public policy grounds is examined, and the relationship between lobbying expenses and …
Control Of Public Spending - Approaches To Balanced Budgets In The United States, Canada, And Europe In Comparison, Peter Schaefer
Control Of Public Spending - Approaches To Balanced Budgets In The United States, Canada, And Europe In Comparison, Peter Schaefer
LLM Theses and Essays
The national debt and federal deficit spending has far-reaching economic consequences in the United States and abroad. This thesis focuses on the legal aspects involved in controlling public expenditure, seeking to develop procedural and substantive legal rules to restrain public spending and help balance the federal budget. Since other governments face similar budget concerns, the anti-deficit measures utilized by the governments of Canada, European nations, and U.S. states are examined. The successful measures from these other governments along with improvements to the current federal approach are proposed to optimize the federal approach to the budget crisis.