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The Future Of Source-Based Taxation Of The Income Of Multinational Enterprises, Robert Green
The Future Of Source-Based Taxation Of The Income Of Multinational Enterprises, Robert Green
Robert A. Green
No abstract provided.
The Interaction Of Tax And Non-Tax Treaties, Robert A. Green
The Interaction Of Tax And Non-Tax Treaties, Robert A. Green
Robert A. Green
This background note consists of two parts. Part one provides an overview of the extent to which tax matters are currently covered in non-tax treaties. This discussion focuses on the general agreement on tariffs and trade (GATT)/World Trade Organization (WTO) agreement and the North American free trade agreement (NAFTA) (which cover direct tax measures only to a limited extent) and the European Community (EC) treaty (which covers direct tax measures more broadly). Part two outlines the issues raised when tax matters are covered in non-tax treaties.
The Troubled Rule Of Nondiscrimination In Taxing Foreign Direct Investment, Robert A. Green
The Troubled Rule Of Nondiscrimination In Taxing Foreign Direct Investment, Robert A. Green
Robert A. Green
[Abstract needed]
Antilegalistic Approaches To Resolving Disputes Between Governments: A Comparison Of The International Tax And Trade Regimes, Robert A. Green
Antilegalistic Approaches To Resolving Disputes Between Governments: A Comparison Of The International Tax And Trade Regimes, Robert A. Green
Robert A. Green
No abstract provided.
A Framework For An Informed Study Of The Realistic Role Of Tax In A Development Agenda, Yariv Brauner
A Framework For An Informed Study Of The Realistic Role Of Tax In A Development Agenda, Yariv Brauner
Yariv Brauner
This article builds on the insights of this development research to develop a new agenda for tax incentives (and equivalent tax measures), the research of their merits when used by developing countries, and their optimal design. The stated goal of these incentives is to attract foreign direct investment, and ultimately enhance economic growth and promote development. Almost all countries use such tax incentives, and business interests strongly support and even demand their use, yet, economic research in general, and the international economic organizations in particular, have been skeptical about their effectiveness." Tax incentives are not only ubiquitous, but also very …
Integration In An Integrating World, Yariv Brauner
Integration In An Integrating World, Yariv Brauner
Yariv Brauner
During the second half of the last century, many countries gradually replaced their so-called classical corporate tax regimes, under which corporate earnings were taxed twice -- once in the hands of the corporation, and again when distributed to corporate shareholders as dividends -- with an integrated regime (imputation), which taxed such earnings only once. The driving force behind this trend was the expectation of significant efficiency gains. This clear and gradual trend has been abruptly reversed with the turn of the century. The phenomenon we call globalization, and in particular the proliferation of cross-border business and investment, has materially contributed …
Value In The Eye Of The Beholder: The Valuation Of Intangibles For Transfer Pricing Purposes, Yariv Brauner
Value In The Eye Of The Beholder: The Valuation Of Intangibles For Transfer Pricing Purposes, Yariv Brauner
Yariv Brauner
This article assesses the desirability of our current, arms' length based, transfer pricing regime by analyzing its theoretical and practical effectiveness in application to transfers of intangibles. A detailed analysis of the practice of valuation of intangibles, which is the key component in the application of this regime, exposes its weaknesses that result in undesirable market incentives. These incentives create a strong bias in favor of large multinational enterprises, yet, even if one favored such bias, it is achieved using an uncontrollable, costly and wasteful legal mechanism. The article particularly criticizes the regime's disregard of the unique characteristics of intangibles …
An International Tax Regime In Crystallization, Yariv Brauner
An International Tax Regime In Crystallization, Yariv Brauner
Yariv Brauner
The grand illusion of a single, worldwide, tax system that will eliminate all international inefficiencies, and assist all the nations of the world to maximize their relative advantages, is, as commonly accepted, utopian. The tax, academic and professional, writing in the field of international taxation, and cross-border interaction, between tax systems and jurisdictions has grown, exponentially, in the last decade, but no significant work has been done to prove, or disprove, the naivety of this hypothesis. Some scholars and tax executives, in certain international organizations, have discussed ideas along this line, but no single organization has, seriously, attempted to promote …
Brain Drain Taxation As Development Policy, Yariv Brauner
Brain Drain Taxation As Development Policy, Yariv Brauner
Yariv Brauner
This article examines the potential use of taxation to generate development funds in connection with the immigration of skilled immigrants from developing into developed countries, known as the "brain drain," if designed according to the principles of the new development agenda. It explains that a tax on the brain drain that has been discussed for several decades, yet considered impossible to administer, may be administratively and legally implementable within the framework of the current international tax regime. It argues that designing such a tax according to the principles of the new development agenda, tying together the collection and use of …
International Trade And Tax Agreements May Be Coordinated, But Not Reconciled, Yariv Brauner
International Trade And Tax Agreements May Be Coordinated, But Not Reconciled, Yariv Brauner
Yariv Brauner
A recent WTO case held the U.S.' export tax subsidies illegal. Despite strong political resistance, which fed a long and costly legislative process, the U.S. recently repealed these subsidies. This case and the U.S. reaction revealed that although the U.S. is the single super economic power, it is not as dominant a player as some portray it. The case also shed light on the tension between the present international trade and tax regimes and the difficulty of applying WTO law to income tax measures. This tension did not escalate earlier mainly because countries tended not to use their income tax …
Are Cryptocurrencies 'Super' Tax Havens?, Omri Y. Marian
Are Cryptocurrencies 'Super' Tax Havens?, Omri Y. Marian
Omri Y Marian
I describe the mechanisms by which cryptocurrencies — a subcategory of virtual currencies — could replace tax havens as the weapon-of-choice for tax-evaders. I argue such outcome is reasonably expected in the foreseeable future due to the contemporary convergence of two processes. The first process is the increasing popularity of cryptocurrencies, of which Bitcoin is the most widely recognized example. The second process is the transformation of financial intermediaries to agents in the service of tax authorities, as part of the fight against offshore tax evasion. Financial institutions are faced with increased governmental pressure to deliver information about account holders, …
Meaningless Comparisons: Corporate Tax Reform Discourse In The United States, Omri Y. Marian
Meaningless Comparisons: Corporate Tax Reform Discourse In The United States, Omri Y. Marian
Omri Y Marian
This article examines the role that international comparisons play in current corporate tax reform discourse in the United States. Citing the need to make the U.S. corporate tax system more competitive, comparisons are frequently used to assess other jurisdictions' tax-competitiveness, and many legislative proposals are supported by such comparative arguments. Examining such discourse against the background of several theoretical approaches to comparative law, this article argues that, to the extent that comparisons are aimed at providing guidance for prospective reform, this purpose is not well served. Participants in the corporate tax reform discourse, from both sides of the aisle, lack …
The Discursive Failure In Comparative Tax Law, Omri Marian
The Discursive Failure In Comparative Tax Law, Omri Marian
Omri Y Marian
Tax comparatists tend to bemoan the grim status of their chosen field. Complaints are aimed both at the scarcity of decent comparative legal tax scholarship, and at the lack of a theoretical foundation for the study of comparative tax law. The purpose of this Article is to portray a more sanguine, yet critical, view of this field. Sanguine, since a sympathetic reading of contemporary comparative tax scholarship demonstrates that there is more than enough such scholarship to generate a lively debate on comparative tax works and their methodologies. Critical, since all of these works fail to produce even the faintest …
The U.S. As Tax Haven? Aiding Developing Countries By Revoking The Revenue Rule, Samuel D. Brunson
The U.S. As Tax Haven? Aiding Developing Countries By Revoking The Revenue Rule, Samuel D. Brunson
Samuel D. Brunson
Over the years, many OECD countries, including the United States, have identified tax havens as a significant problem, and have acted to limit the ability of their taxpayers to use tax havens to reduce their taxes. The United States has implemented tax regimes, including subpart F and the passive foreign investment company rules, and disclosure regimes, such as the recently-enacted FATCA rules, to prevent U.S. taxpayers from taking advantage of tax haven jurisdictions. But the intersection of a number of U.S. tax rules, it turns out, makes the United States an attractive place for foreigners to invest—and hide—their money. Principal …
Symposium Introduction: Offshore Accounts, Corporate Income Shifting, And Executive Compensation, Leslie Book
Symposium Introduction: Offshore Accounts, Corporate Income Shifting, And Executive Compensation, Leslie Book
Leslie Book
No abstract provided.
Skatteavtalstolkning Enligt Svensk Rätt, Maria Hilling
Skatteavtalstolkning Enligt Svensk Rätt, Maria Hilling
Maria Hilling
This article examines the interpretation of tax treaties under Swedish law. More particularly, it addresses three separate, but related, issues for relevance of tax treaty interpretation. First, the relationship between domestic law and tax treaties, second, the textualism in tax treaty interpretation and its consequences for the possibility to combat tax-treaty-related tax avoidance and third, the interpretation of tax treaty provisions based on article 3 (2) of the OECD Model. The analysis of these issues proceeds in three parts followed by a conclusion.
Taxing Offshore Transactions In India And The Territoriality Clause - A Case For Substantial Constitutional Limitations On Indian Parliament's Power To Retrospectively Amend The Income Tax Act, Khagesh Gautam
Khagesh Gautam
No abstract provided.
Base Erosion And Profit Shifting: A Roadmap For Reform, Hugh Ault, Wolfgang Schoen, Stephen Shay
Base Erosion And Profit Shifting: A Roadmap For Reform, Hugh Ault, Wolfgang Schoen, Stephen Shay
Hugh J. Ault
In this Editorial, the authors explain the context of this special issue of the Bulletin for International Taxation. The fundamental premise of the BEPS project is that a coordination of national responses to BEPS can both eliminate double non-taxation and protect against material unrelieved double taxation. The articles in this issue further a dialogue among tax policymakers, taxpayers, advisors and academics that is critical to achieve this objective.
Pari Passu To Gunboats: Nml V. Argentina, Vassilis Paliouras
Pari Passu To Gunboats: Nml V. Argentina, Vassilis Paliouras
Bocconi Legal Papers
This article provides a detailed overview of the latest litigation saga before the courts of the state of New York between NML Capital, a distressed debt hedge fund owned by Elliott Management Corporation, and Argentina. The two of them arguably constitute the most aggressive players in the area of sovereign debt, and it comes with no surprise that much of the relative law has been framed by disputes to which, either one or both of them, were parties. At the heart of the present dispute was the interpretation of the pari passu (originally meaning “on equal step/footing”) clause that was …
Issues In Tax Avoidance: Comptroller Of Income Tax V Aqq [2014] Sgca 15, Jonathan Chen Yeen Muk
Issues In Tax Avoidance: Comptroller Of Income Tax V Aqq [2014] Sgca 15, Jonathan Chen Yeen Muk
Jonathan Muk
This article explores issues resolved and arising from the Singapore Court of Appeal decision in Comptroller of Income Tax v AQQ [2014] SGCA 15