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Tax Aspects Of Doing Business With The People’S Republic Of China, Richard Pomp, Timothy A. Gelatt
Tax Aspects Of Doing Business With The People’S Republic Of China, Richard Pomp, Timothy A. Gelatt
Faculty Articles and Papers
Before 1979, the People’s Republic of China did not have a logical system of taxing foreign business. That summer, a few selected American tax professors met with Chinese tax officials to explain the complexities of source rules, foreign tax credits, and tax treaties. That gave Chinese officials a detailed knowledge of intricate tax issues, and they have used this knowledge to develop China’s new tax system. Since 1979, China’s tax structure has conformed to generally accepted international structures with the adoption of three important taxes affecting foreign business activity. At first, China’s statutes and regulations did not clearly explain the …
States' Use Of The Unitary Method: A Taxing Burden On International Commerce, Bryan C. Skarlatos
States' Use Of The Unitary Method: A Taxing Burden On International Commerce, Bryan C. Skarlatos
Penn State International Law Review
This comment will discuss the constitutionality of state use of the unitary method to tax multinational corporations. After considering the problems involved in allocating income between the jurisdictions in which a multinational corporation operates, the comment will examine the two predominant methods of allocation designed to solve these problems. The discussion will then analyze and criticize the Court's decision in Container Corp. v. Franchise Tax Board.