Essays about: "Tax treaties"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 53 essays containing the words Tax treaties.

  1. 11. Tax Treaties: The EU Tax Dilemma : - The relationship between EU State Aid and Tax Treaties

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Malin Nettestad; [2017]
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  2. 12. Reservations and Compatibility Clauses in the Multilateral Instrument: Overcoming New Interpretative Challenges

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrätt

    Author : Roberto Ramos Obando; [2017]
    Keywords : Tax; International Tax Law; Multilateral Instrument; Double Tax Treaty; BEPS; Reservations; Compatibility Clauses; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Adopted on November 2016, the Multilateral instrument for BEPS tax treaty measures (MLI) has come into play in the global tax treaty landscape. The MLI is a multilateral agreement that aims for a speedy implementation of the treaty measures agreed upon in the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) Project by allowing the modification of the bilateral double tax treaties (DTTs) without the need of individual negotiation of each treaty. READ MORE

  3. 13. Getting the price right - Exploring the legal possibilities of taxing meat and dairy consumption in the EU on environmental grounds

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Johan Arvidsson; [2016]
    Keywords : Consumption; Meat; Dairy; Climate change; Sustainable development; Emissions; EU; Environment; Tax; Economic instruments; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This paper argues that industrialized meat and dairy production create substantial environmental costs that are currently not being reflected by the price paid by consumers. One way of addressing this could be by taxing those products proportional to the environmental damage they cause based on the principle that the polluter should pay. READ MORE

  4. 14. Is BEPS Action 6 “Preventing Treaty abuse” compatible with the EU Law concept of abuse?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrätt

    Author : Amela Juka; [2016]
    Keywords : Treaty shopping; Treaty abuse; Anti-abuse rules; Double non-taxation; CJEU; LOB Clause; PPT rule; wholly artificial arrangements ; GAAR; BEPS; BEPS action 6; OECD; EU Fundamental Freedoms; EU law; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In September 2015, the OECD released the final report on BEPS action 6. The main purpose of the action 6 is the prevention of "granting treaty benefits in inappropriate circumstances". Regarding the prevention of treaty abuse the OECD presented three main recommendations. These actions are only proposals and therefore they constitute soft law. READ MORE

  5. 15. 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