OECD/G20 Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Project Preventing the Artificial Avoidance of Permanent Establishment Status, Action 7 - 2015 Final Report

OECD/G20 Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Project Preventing the Artificial Avoidance of Permanent Establishment Status, Action 7 - 2015 Final Report
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 51
Release: 2015-10-05
Genre:
ISBN: 9264241221
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Addressing base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) is a key priority of governments. In 2013, OECD and G20 countries, working together on an equal footing, adopted a 15-point Action Plan to address BEPS. This publication is the final report for Action 7.

Preventing the Artificial Avoidance of Permanent Establishment Status

Preventing the Artificial Avoidance of Permanent Establishment Status
Author: OCDE,
Publisher: OCDE
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2015-10-22
Genre: Double taxation
ISBN: 9789264241213
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This report includes changes to the definition of permanent establishment in the OECD Model Tax Convention that will address strategies used to avoid having a taxable presence in a country under tax treaties. These changes will ensure that where the activities that an intermediary exercises in a country are intended to result in the regular conclusion of contracts to be performed by a foreign enterprise, that enterprise will be considered to have a taxable presence in that country unless the intermediary is performing these activities in the course of an independent business. The changes will also restrict the application of a number of exceptions to the definition of permanent establishment to activities that are preparatory or auxiliary nature and will ensure that it is not possible to take advantage of these exceptions by the fragmentation of a cohesive operating business into several small operations; they will also address situations where the exception applicable to construction sites is circumvented through the splitting-up contracts between closely related enterprises.

Attribution of Profits to Permanent Establishments

Attribution of Profits to Permanent Establishments
Author: Michael Lang
Publisher: Linde Verlag GmbH
Total Pages: 215
Release: 2020-04-08
Genre: Law
ISBN: 3709410568
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Attribution of Profits to Permanent Establishments: Issues and Developments The profit attribution to permanent establishments is one of the most controversial topics in international tax law. In recent years it was subject to various changes based on the introduction of the “Authorized OECD Approach” in 2008 and 2010, the outcomes of Final Report on OECD BEPS Action 7 and the Final Report on “Additional Guidance on the Attribution of Profits to a Permanent Establishment under BEPS Action 7” from 2018 (with the previous Discussion-Drafts). This publication discusses the most important issues and recent developments related to the attribution of profits to permanent establishments. Starting with an in-depth analysis on the commonalities and differences between the profit attribution provisions in modern double tax treaties (ie Art 7 AOA vs Art 9 OECD/UN Models), it further deals with topics such as profit attribution to PEs and PE exemptions (Art 5 para 4), profit attribution to agency PEs (Art 5 para 5 and 6), and profit attribution to a "significant economic presence" and to market states. This book is based on the outcomes of the presentations and discussions held during the WU Transfer Pricing Symposium that took place in October 2019 at the WU Vienna University of Economics and Business. The authors, apart from providing a theoretical background to the discussed issues, also present case studies that show how certain issues can be approached in practice. Every chapter ends with a summary of the opinions on the issues at stake of representatives of tax administrations, multinationals and tax advisories, which completes this essential practical guideline.

Transfer Pricing and Value Creation

Transfer Pricing and Value Creation
Author: Raffaele Petruzzi
Publisher: Linde Verlag GmbH
Total Pages: 445
Release: 2019-09-02
Genre: Law
ISBN: 370941038X
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Value Creation and its effects on Transfer Pricing and tax law Emerging from the OECD/G20 BEPS Project, a new, somewhat fuzzy notion of Value Creation came to permeate not only Transfer Pricing language but also wider allocation rules and anti-abuse provisions in international tax law. The notion of ‘Value Creation’ reframes the interpretation and application of the Arm’s Length Principle (ALP) that is embedded in Articles 7 and 9 of the OECD Model Convention. This new Value Creation notion and approach assist in understanding key enterprise functions while different industry sectors manifest these concepts in various ways. Situating such notions and this approach within the law of tax treaties and analyzing terms of the OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines alongside their factual context is the aim of this book. Here, law students address Transfer Pricing and Value Creation in sectors as varied as commodities trade, automotive, consumer products, food and beverages, pharmaceutical and life sciences, telecommunications, and the key topic of value creation in a digitalized economy. Our LL.M. students were required to address issues not explored in legal research and to discuss factual topics relevant for Transfer Pricing. All students focused on topics that are new to the international tax debate that keep evolving and on factual matters that often escape legal research.

Permanent Establishments

Permanent Establishments
Author: Ekkehart Reimer
Publisher: Kluwer Law International B.V.
Total Pages: 813
Release: 2018-06-07
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9041190759
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Permanent Establishments (PEs) are a key facet of international taxation. They constitute the crucial threshold for the assignment of taxing rights to a jurisdiction in all cases of enterprises operating in more than one country. The issue of whether there is a PE, and how much profit should be allocated to it, is an increasingly important factor in tax planning, tax accounting, tax compliance, and related tax risk management. Groundbreaking developments have reshaped the face of the classical PE concept during the year 2017. Following action item no. 7 of the Anti-BEPS efforts of G20 and OECD, the OECD has presented the Multilateral Instrument (MLI) on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting in June 2017. Based on the MLI as well as earlier drafts, Article 5 of the OECD Model Tax Convention and the Official Commentary have been amended in November 2017. Similarly, Article 7 of the OECD Model Tax Convention on the allocation of income in PE situations is influenced by the October 2015 OECD BEPS proposals. This academically rigorous yet thoroughly practical work provides comprehensive guidance on a variety of complex PE issues. Its initial chapters analyse the latest OECD and EU developments in the context of Articles 5 and 7 of the OECD Model Tax Convention. 21 country chapters cover domestic PE issues as well as country-specific treaty developments from a practical perspective. Contributors: Fabrizio Acerbis, Maret Ansperi, Yumiko Arai, Ákos Burján, Anna Berglund, Peter Collins, Mike Cooper, David Cuellar, Veronika Daurer, Frank Feng, Mikhail Filinov, Sandra Fleurier, Jose Antonio Gonzalez, Herbert Greinecker, Søren Jesper Hansen, Lars Ellegård Holst, Mauricio Hurtado, Martin Jann, Renaud Jouffroy, David Lermer, Peter Lindblad, Iren Lipre, Jessica Ma, Anna Mallol, Dennis Matthijs, Hamish McElwee, Kunal Mehta, Osman Mollagee, Matthew Mui, Ramón Mullerat, Luis Felipe Muñoz, Stephen Nauheim, Francesco Nuzzolo, Yoshiyasu Okada, Marianne Orell, Oren Penn, Martin Poulsen, Lene Munk Rasmussen, Ekkehart Reimer, Daniel Rinke, Stefan Schmid, Mathias Schreiber, Vishal J. Shah, Smit Sheth, Tom Stuer, Maarten Temmerman, Eszter Turcsik, Hein Vermeulen, Huili Wang, Sonia Watson, Ciska Wisman, Raymond Wong & Alan Yam.

Recent Trends In Transfer Pricing Intangibles, GAAR and BEPS

Recent Trends In Transfer Pricing Intangibles, GAAR and BEPS
Author: Ravikant Gupta
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 474
Release: 2017-06-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 938614171X
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About the book The growing importance of the intangible assets in the global economy coupled with expanding international intra-firm trade, has meant that transfer pricing issues concerning intangibles have assumed critical importance for both the Multi National Enterprises as well as Tax authorities. The identification, accounting & valuation of intangibles is a challenging and evolving field. This volume details the various such issues and concerns from both industry and revenue perspective. Further, the contemporary issues of digital economy, tax planning, BEPS, GAAR have also been extensively dealt with. Key features · Explains in detail the meaning of various types of intangibles as defined in Income Tax Act. · Discusses the various possible methodologies for valuing the intangibles including the typical and residual methods · Accounts for all the relevant changes suggested by the OECD in the BEPS Action Point 8-10 report regarding intangibles · Valuation of Highly Uncertain as well Hard-to-Value Intangibles · Relevant Features of and taxation challenges posed by Digital economy · Various possible techniques of Tax Planning adopted by the Multi-national Enterprises · All the BEPS Action Point Reports along with recommendations as adopted globally as well as in India including Thin Capitalisation, PoEM, Equalisation Levy, amended DTAAs with Mauritius, Cyprus & Singapore {Updated upto Finance Bill, 2017 (India)} · Transfer Pricing Aspects of CCAs, Intra-group Services & Business Restructuring including issue of indirect transfers · Discussion on General Anti Avoidance Rules, to be implemented in India from 01/04/2017 · Famous and important global and Indian case laws with regard to intangibles · Detailed discussion on issue of AMP expenses & marketing intangibles

Justice, Equality and Tax Law

Justice, Equality and Tax Law
Author: Nevia Čičin-Šain
Publisher: Linde Verlag GmbH
Total Pages: 638
Release: 2022-10-05
Genre: Law
ISBN: 3709412323
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An in-depth analysis of the specific aspects of justice, equality and tax law "Justice, Equality and Tax Law" is a topic that is both old and new at the same time. Even if the society changes, the demands that tax needs to be just and equal seem to be immutable. What changes, of course, is the perception of the content of those demands. International taxation post-BEPS has been fraught with new challenges that warranted urgent responses. These challenges were mainly provoked by the unprecedented rise of the digital economy which truly marked a change in the way business is conducted, how value is created, and how goods and services are produced and consumed. Digitalization, in turn, had repercussions on all aspects of taxation - direct taxation, indirect taxation, and even tax procedures. For instance, the quest for more justice and equality in profit taxes was the reason why, in October 2021, a historical deal based on a two-pillar solution to address the tax challenges arising from the digitalization of the economy was negotiated within the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting and agreed upon by 137 member countries. It was also the motive behind the shift from a typical vendor collection model to an intermediary collection model supported by centralized registration points in indirect taxes, notably the VAT/GST. Abundant data from the European Union or the OECD signalized an ever-increasing gap between expected VAT revenues and VAT actually collected, making it obvious that the classical system of VAT/GST collection was unable to respond to challenges posed by the digital economy. Therefore, new solutions based on the participation of digital platforms as intermediaries had been introduced. Finally, new technologies, such as blockchain, paved new avenues in enhancing tax compliance. In this context, this volume entitled "Justice, Equality, and Tax Law" contains not only a selection of the best master ́s theses of the full-time LL.M. programme in 2021/2022 but also represents an in-depth analysis of various aspects of this evergreen topic.

Taxation in a Global Digital Economy

Taxation in a Global Digital Economy
Author: Ina Kerschner
Publisher: Linde Verlag GmbH
Total Pages: 519
Release: 2017-10-04
Genre: Law
ISBN: 3709409055
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Time to discuss anti-BEPS measures around digitalization In the course of the BEPS Report on Action 1, it was concluded that there was no instantaneous need for specific rules to address base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) made possible by the digitalization of enterprises and new digital businesses. At the same time, it was acknowledged that general measures may not suffice with the assessment of results to begin in 2020. While awaiting possible fundamental reforms of the tax framework, it is time to discuss anti-BEPS measures bearing in mind the peculiar features of the digital economy such as increased mobility, no need for physical presence, and dematerialization. The Book focuses on five key areas of interest:International Tax PolicyTax Treaty LawTransfer PricingIndirect Taxation IssuesEU Law “Taxation in a Global Digital Economy” analyses the issues and addresses the five key areas of interest from various viewpoints.

Transfer Pricing Developments Around the World 2018

Transfer Pricing Developments Around the World 2018
Author: Michael Lang
Publisher: Kluwer Law International B.V.
Total Pages: 282
Release: 2018-08-21
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9041195653
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Intensive work on transfer pricing, one of the most relevant and challenging topics in the international tax environment, continues to increase worldwide at every level of government and international policy with far-reaching impact on countries’ legislations, administrative guidelines, and jurisprudence. This book presents an in-depth, issue-by-issue analysis of the current state of developments along with suggestions for future solutions to the problems raised. Emerging from the research conducted by the WU Transfer Pricing Center at the Institute for Austrian and International Tax Law at WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business), this book offers seven topic-based papers prepared by international experts on transfer pricing. Greatly helping to define where the line should be drawn to distinguish genuine transfer pricing issues from other anti-avoidance measures, this book encompasses the following topics: • global transfer pricing developments; • transfer pricing developments in the European Union; • transfer pricing developments in the United States; • transfer pricing developments in developing countries and emerging economies; • recent developments on transfer pricing documentation and country-by-country reporting; • recent developments on comparability analysis in transfer pricing; and • recent developments on the profit split method. The intense work of international organizations such as the OECD, UN, EU, World Customs Organization, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, and other international organizations is thoroughly analyzed in this book. The detailed analysis will be of immeasurable value to the various players including international organizations, the business community and advisory firms, corporate CEOs and CFOs, and government officials as well as to tax lawyers, in-house counsel, and interested academics in facilitating an efficient dialogue and coordinated approach to transfer pricing in the future.

Aspen Treatise for Introduction to United States International Taxation

Aspen Treatise for Introduction to United States International Taxation
Author: James R. Repetti
Publisher: Aspen Publishing
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2021-12-28
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1543827241
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The new edition of this well-known reference work for the tax community provides an introduction to the application of the United States international taxation system to taxpayers investing or transacting business in the U.S. and other countries. In a relatively brief and manageable form, it sets forth the principles adopted by the United States in taxing American or foreign individuals and corporations as they invest, work, or carry on a trade or business in the U.S. or abroad. Throughout the book, the authors incorporate references not only to the Internal Revenue Code provisions under discussion, but also to relevant Treasury Regulations, other administrative material, and important cases that have arisen. For tax practitioners, tax professors, and students both within and outside the U.S., and others seeking a structural framework in which an international tax problem can be placed, Introduction to United States International Taxation offers the ideal reference source. The 7th Edition focuses on: General aspects of the corporation income tax, the individual income tax, the tax treatment of partnerships, trusts, and accounting aspects The basic jurisdictional principles adopted by the U.S. with respect to application of income tax to international investment and business transactions The rules for taxing foreign corporations, foreign partnerships, foreign trusts, and non-resident aliens on their business and investment income derived from U.S. sources The basic mechanism adopted by the U.S. to alleviate international double taxation on foreign source income derived by U.S. sources The income tax treatment of foreign corporations controlled by U.S. shareholders, including the new GILTI minimum tax and exempt dividend rules The special treatment under FDII of a U.S. corporation’s export of goods, services, and intangible rights The general inter-company pricing rules and special transfer pricing rules applicable to particular transactions Rules for the treatment of transactions involving currencies other than the U.S. dollar Situations in which U.S. income tax treaty provisions modify the basic rules The wealth transfer tax system, including modifications made by estate and gift tax treaties