Essays about: "Anti-Avoidance Rules"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 13 essays containing the words Anti-Avoidance Rules.

  1. 6. General Anti-Avoidance Rules and Legal Certainty in Sweden, USA and China – A taxation determined by legal culture?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Markus Nyberg Andersson; [2018]
    Keywords : Tax Avoidance; Legal Certainty; GAAR; Sweden; United States; USA; U.S.; China; General Anti-Avoidance Rules; Tax law; skatterätt; internationell skatterätt; international tax law; ATAD; BEPS Project; Chinese GAAR; SAAR; OECD; Swedish GAAR; U.S. GAAR; People s Republic of China; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The occurrence of taxpayers implementing arrangements without commercial purpose to avoid tax laws and reduce their taxation, id est tax avoidance, is counteracted in most legal systems with different methods. Most jurisdictions have implemented not only Specific Anti-Avoidance Rules ("SAARs"), but also General Anti Avoidance Rules ("GAARs") to counteract tax avoidance. READ MORE

  2. 7. Art. 4 ATAD : How the Interest Limitation Rule of the ATAD aligns with the Freedoms of the TFEU and National Constitutions

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Caroline Meyer im Hagen; [2018]
    Keywords : ATAD; Interest Limitation;

    Abstract : This thesis addresses Art. 4 ATAD and looks at it from two different angles. Firstly, Art. 4 ATAD will be examined in the light of the TFEU freedoms. READ MORE

  3. 8. BEPS Action 6 - An inclusion of anti-abuse measures in tax treaties to prevent the improper use of a tax treaty - Are the measures suggested in BEPS Action 6 necessary from a Swedish perspective?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrätt

    Author : Johanna Fridh; [2016]
    Keywords : Tax treaty; tax treaty override; improper use of a tax treaty; anti-abuse rules; Limitation-on-benefits; Principal purpose test; General Anti-avoidance rules; BEPS; Action 6; agressive tax planning; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The thesis provides an overview of the relationship between tax treaties and domestic law and issues that arise if a contracting state uses domestic anti-avoidance rules to prevent the improper use of a tax treaty. Improper use of a tax treaty is an issue addressed in the BEPS Action 6 report. READ MORE

  4. 9. General Anti-Avoidance Rules and the rule of law

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Sotirios Apostolou; [2016]
    Keywords : general anti-avoidance rules; Tax law; jurisprudence; rule of law; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Generella skatteflyktsregler, eller GAARs (general anti-avoidance rules), är legislativa åtgärder mot skatteflykt. GAARs typiska struktur består av två förutsättningar: skattebetalarens syfte och lagstiftarens syfte. READ MORE

  5. 10. To What Extent Can Member States Have Anti-Avoidance Rules Limiting Interest Deduction? - an Analysis From a Swedish Perspective

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrätt

    Author : Dejan Pucar; [2015]
    Keywords : EU Tax Law; Swedish Tax Law; Anti-Avoidance Rules; Interest Deduction Limitation Rules; Freedom of Establishment; Law and Political Science; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The Swedish Government introduced the Swedish interest deduction limitation rules as it was identified that the preferential tax treatment of debt in comparison to equity had been used by Multi-National Enterprises for tax planning purposes. The Swedish rules have, however, been under investigation of the European Commission, which, in a letter of formal notice to the Swedish Government, has stated that the rules are incompatible with the fundamental freedoms of EU law. READ MORE