International Taxation of Low-Tax Transactions [2009] - Low-Tax Jurisdictions I


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2009 RELEASE: "International Taxation of Low-Tax Transactions, Low-Tax Jurisdictions, Volume I" - A three-volume set with nearly 1,200 pages, offers tax specialists from North and South America, Europe, Asia and the Pacific, and the Middle East who examine the treatment by high-tax countries of transactions originating from and holdings based in low-tax jurisdictions, providing an essential tool for practitioners dealing with the crossborder movement of capital and other assets. The publication is replaced by updated volumes annually. Order Low-Tax Jurisdictions, Volume 2, and High-Tax Jurisdictions, to complete the set. A 25% discount applies to a subscription for three years of updates. Discounts are applied after purchase by rebate from publisher.




International Taxation of Low-Tax Transactions [2009] - High-Tax Jurisdictions


Book Description

2009 RELEASE: "International Taxation of Low-Tax Transactions, High Tax Jurisdictions" - A three-volume set with nearly 1,200 pages, offers tax specialists from North and South America, Europe, Asia and the Pacific, and the Middle East who examine the treatment by high-tax countries of transactions originating from and holdings based in low-tax jurisdictions, providing an essential tool for practitioners dealing with the crossborder movement of capital and other assets. The publication is replaced by updated volumes annually. Order Low-Tax Jurisdictions, Volumes I and II, to complete the set. A 25% discount applies to a subscription for three years of updates. Discounts are applied after purchase by rebate from publisher.




International Taxation of Low-Tax Transactions [2009] - Low-Tax Jurisdictions II


Book Description

2009 RELEASE: "International Taxation of Low-Tax Transactions, Low-Tax Jurisdictions, Volume II" - A three-volume set with nearly 1,200 pages, offers tax specialists from North and South America, Europe, Asia and the Pacific, and the Middle East who examine the treatment by high-tax countries of transactions originating from and holdings based in low-tax jurisdictions, providing an essential tool for practitioners dealing with the crossborder movement of capital and other assets. The publication is replaced by updated volumes annually. Order Low-Tax Jurisdictions, Volume 1, and High-Tax Jurisdictions, to complete the set. A 25% discount applies to a subscription for three years of updates. Discounts are applied after purchase by rebate from publisher.




Transnational Legal Orders


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Transnational Legal Orders offers an empirically grounded approach to the emergence of legal orders beyond nation-states that reframes the study of law and society.




International Corporate Tax Avoidance: A Review of the Channels, Magnitudes, and Blind Spots


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This paper reviews the rapidly growing empirical literature on international tax avoidance by multinational corporations. It surveys evidence on main channels of corporate tax avoidance including transfer mispricing, international debt shifting, treaty shopping, tax deferral and corporate inversions. Moreover, it performs a meta analysis of the extensive literature that estimates the overall size of profit shifting. We find that the literature suggests that, on average, a 1 percentage-point lower corporate tax rate will expand before-tax income by 1 percent—an effect that is larger than reported as the consensus estimate in previous surveys and tends to be increasing over time. The literature on tax avoidance still has several unresolved puzzles and blind spots that require further research.




Taxes on Immovable Property


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Survey of taxes on immovable property. Reviews the major policy issues raised in the taxation of land and buildings and compares the main provision of property tax systems in 15 OECD Member countries.




Debt Bias and Other Distortions


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Tax distortions are likely to have encouraged excessive leveraging and other financial market problems evident in the crisis. These effects have been little explored, but are potentially macro-relevant. Taxation can result, for example, in a net subsidy to borrowing of hundreds of basis points, raising debt-equity ratios and vulnerabilities from capital inflows. This paper reviews key channels by which tax distortions can significantly affect financial markets, drawing implications for tax design once the crisis has passed.




Reform of U.S. International Taxation


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This report describes and assesses the principal prescriptions that have been offered for broad reform of the international system. It begins with an overview of current law and possible revisions. It then sets the framework for considering economic efficiency as well as tax shelter activities. Finally, it reviews alternative approaches to revision in light of those issues.




International Commercial Tax


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Inspired by a postgraduate course the authors have jointly taught at the University of Cambridge since 2001, Peter Harris and David Oliver use their divergent backgrounds (academia and tax practice) to build a conceptual framework that not only makes the tax treatment of complex commercial transactions understandable and accessible, but also challenges the current orthodoxy of international tax norms. Designed specifically for postgraduate students and junior practitioners, it challenges the reader to think about tax issues conceptually and holistically, while illustrating the structure with practical examples. Senior tax practitioners and academics will also find it useful as a means of refreshing their understanding of the basics and the conceptual framework will challenge them to think more deeply about tax issues.




Issues in International Taxation and the Role of the IMF


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In the discussion of the Board work program on June 3, 2013, it was urged that the Fund be more present in current discussions of international tax issues. This note reviews key issues and initiatives in this area, and sets out a work plan that is focused on the Fund‘s mandate and macroeconomic expertise and that complements the work of other institutions, notably the OECD.