<p>The European Union (EU) is built on the principle of freedom of establishment, meaning that companies have the possibility to establish themselves as a company or by setting up a secondary establishment in other Member States. This right has been confirmed by the European Court of Justice through case law.</p><p>A basic feature in domestic tax legislation is that losses are allowed to be set off against profits when calculating the tax liability of a company. At the moment cross-border loss compensation within the EU is restricted, unfeasible or just accepted on a temporary basis. This lack of recognition of loss-offset gives the fact that double taxation may occur and claims form two or more national tax systems leads to uncertainty in the way a company will be taxed. Depending on whether the secondary establishment is a subsidiary or a branch, the rules relating to loss compensation differs.</p><p>Taxation of secondary establishments is based on the principle of whether or not they are considered as a resident or a non-resident of the state. In regards to taxation of secondary establishments, the PE is considered to be a non-resident and a subsidiary considered to be a resident. However, the European Court of Justice approach of non discriminatory treatment and equal treatment that has been developed and seen in the history of case law leads to the question if the Marks & Spencer ruling that concerned secondary establishments in form of subsidiaries can be applied to permanent establishments.</p><p>The most vital difference between a subsidiary and a permanent establishment is connected to the taxation of the two. The subsidiary is considered to become a resident of the establishing state while the permanent establishment is seen as a non-resident. This legal difference between the two leads to different treatment under tax law. Taxation under a tax treaty leads to the situation where one of the contracting states will either credit or exempt the income deriving from the permanent establishment. Permanent establishments are often taxed under the method of exemption.</p><p>In the Marks & Spencer case it was held that losses and profits were two sides of the same coin. Applying this statement to permanent establishments gives the notion that if a contracting state exempts an income, there will be a set off of the symmetry of having losses and profits within the same tax system. This lead to the fact that if applying the Marks & Spencer ruling on permanent establishments that are taxed under the exemption method, allowing terminal losses to be taken into account at the head office will set off the symmetry. Therefore it can be considered as the Marks & Spencer ruling shall not apply to permanent establishments.</p>

Magistro baigiamajame darbe išanalizuota nuolatinės buveinės samprata fizinėje erdvėje ir ją nustatantys kriterijai, bei atskleistas minėtų kriterijų turinys. Vadovaujantis nustatytais kriterijais išanalizuota nuolatinės buveinės samprata elektroninėje komercijoje ir pateiktos priemonės, kuriomis remiantis nustatoma nuolatinė buveinė elektroninėje komercijoje, nurodytos galimos problemos ir esami problemų sprendimo būdai, bei identifikuotos, kai kurios naujos problemos, kurios reikalauja tolimesnio tyrimo. Pirmojoje darbo dalyje aptarta nuolatinės buveinės samprata fizinėje erdvėje ir išskirti pagrindiniai kriterijai, turintys įtakos nustatant nuolatinės buveinės buvimo faktą fizinėje erdvėje. Antroje dalyje atsižvelgiant į nustatytus kriterijus išanalizuota nuolatinė buveinė elektroninėje komercijoje ir nustatyti skirtumai ir panašumai su nuolatine buveine fizinėje erdvėje. Trečioje darbo dalyje ištirta užsienio valstybių ir Lietuvos praktika nuolatinės buveinės kontekste. / This master‘s degree thesis is about permanent establishment in physical space and it’s parameters. These parameters and definition of permanent establishment are analyzed in details. In accordance with the criteria laid down in the analysis, conception of permanent establishment in e-commerce was reviewed and remedies for identification of permanent establishment were proposed for e-commerce. Also in this thesis major problems related to permanent establishment and their existing resolutions are considered, including new problems identified that should be analyzed collaterally. In the first chapter of this thesis conception of permanent establishment in physical space is analyzed and main criteria that have direct or indirect impact to identification of permanent establishment in physical space are excluded. The second chapter is dedicated for analysis of permanent establishment in e-commerce and identification of principal discrepancies and similarities, while comparing it with physical space. In the third chapter of this thesis survey of Lithuania’s and other foreign countries’ practices related to permanent establishment is presented.

This thesis analyses the Australian approach to taxation of goodwill and related intangibles. It asks the questions: 'Is the current Australian approach to taxation of goodwill coherent?'; and 'Could a different approach minimise any distortions?' The thesis identifies the increasing importance of goodwill and other intangible property in a modern information-based economy. It identifies benchmarks for a 'good' tax system ??? such as efficiency, simplicity, and equity. It emphasises the criteria of simplicity and efficiency but includes other criteria and specifically considers the issue of alignment of accounting and legal concepts. It concludes that the current misalignment makes it difficult for the tax system to deal with goodwill coherently. The thesis criticises the treatment of goodwill under various Australian taxes, including stamp duty; Goods and Services Tax; taxation of capital gains; and income tax. It specifically considers the treatment of intangible sources of goodwill and their relationship with goodwill itself. The discussion of income tax pays particular attention to the role of goodwill and other intangibles in international transfer pricing. The thesis draws conclusions about the treatment of goodwill in Australia and whether the Australian approach meets the benchmarks established at the outset. The thesis demonstrates that the current Australian approach leads, inter alia, to tax avoidance. The current approach also offends a number of other criteria of a 'good' system. The thesis considers the UK tax treatment of intangibles held by resident companies and considers this model for Australia. It also considers the abandoned 'Tax Value Method' previously proposed for Australia. From this and other material, it suggests possible new directions and an alternative approach to taxing goodwill in Australia. These include a consistent and coherent definition of goodwill for tax that is compatible with law and accounting. The thesis also urges the development of a consistent approach to taxing goodwill at both the state and federal levels; and suggests greater reliance on the existence of goodwill as a means to establish jurisdiction to impose tax in international tax situations.

No description available.

Práce na téma ekonomické aktivity mezi mateřskou a dceřinou společností z pohledu daně z přidané hodnoty a daně z příjmů se věnuje analýze a hodnocení dvou možných způsobů podnikání české banky na území Slovenské republiky. Prvním způsobem je založení provozovny české banky na Slovensku, druhým způsobem založení dceřiné společnosti této banky na Slovensku. Práce analyzuje a vyhodnocuje rozdíly jak ve způsobu zdanění příjmů mateřské a dceřiné společnosti, zdanění příjmů českého provozovatele slovenské provozovny a této slovenské provozovny, tak rozdíly ve způsobu uplatňování DPH u těchto subjektů. Cílem práce je analýza rozhodovacích kritérií, s důrazem na ta daňová, která by mohla hrát roli při výběru způsobu podnikání české společnosti na Slovensku. Uvedené závěry se dají analogicky aplikovat při volbě způsobu podnikání také v jakémkoliv jiném členském státě Evropské unie, samozřejmě za předpokladu, že přihlédneme ke konkrétním právním úpravám těchto jiných členských států.

The diploma thesis deals with the concept of International Taxation of Permanent Establishments. The treatment of permanent establishment is defined and compared from both czech and international perspective. Furthermore, there are identified issues that individual countries and the international organization OECD have to deal with under the Action Plan BEPS. Moreover, at the end of the thesis frequency of permanent establishments in the Czech Republic is displayed according to the residence of taxpayers.

This thesis deals with taxation of permanent establishments and effect of transfer pricing regulation on method of attribution taxable profit to permanent establishments. Firstly, the thesis describes reasons for creation of permanent establishments and analyses how international and local legislation approaches to taxation of their profits. It also examines methods of attribution taxable profit to permanent establishments. Finally, the thesis analyses whether it is possible to use publically available data for determining tax base of "dependent agent" permanent establishment. For this purposes the following methods were used: regression analysis, cluster analysis and logistic regression analysis.

L’objet de cette thèse est de proposer un régime fiscal applicable à l’imposition des revenus passifs dans les situations triangulaires internationales. La première partie est consacrée à analyser la nature objective du risque de double imposition. Ce sont les situations triangulaires « passives » ou « subies ». La seconde partie est consacrée à analyser des situations triangulaires « actives » ou « choisies » qui peuvent être propices à la mise en place de structures fiscalement « avantageuses ». L’étude est complétée par des propositions de modification du Modèle de convention fiscale. / The purpose of this work is to propose a tax treatment applicable to passive income in international triangular tax cases. The first part of the study is dedicated to the analyses of the double tax exposure. These are “passive” triangular cases or “incurred”, where potential double tax and uncertainty creates an issue for economic growth. The second part of the study is dealing with “active” triangular situations that may be motivated by the tax benefit resulting from these structures. The conclusion of our study will include proposals to amend the OECD treaty Model.

A research report submitted to the Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Commerce (specialising in Taxation). / There has been significant advances in the international arena with regards to global economic growth and trade, as well as enormous competition by countries to attract inward foreign direct investment from multinational enterprises (MNEs) to ensure the sustainability of their own economies. Fundamentally the contentious issue is the possibility of double taxation (DT), due to the dual residency of the MNE. The MNE operates in various markets which results in cross-border transactions, whether physical or electronic, and this ultimately means that different tax jurisdictions will become applicable and enforceable by each relevant country. These dual resident MNEs could be seen as a tax resident in both countries and thus be liable for tax obligations in both of these countries. This would therefore lead to the same income incurring DT or double non-taxation (DNT), which would have a devastating impact on that MNE. This lead to the establishment of double taxation treaties, agreements and conventions (DTA’s), between various countries which are aimed at addressing this imbalance. As technology advances at an alarming rate, so too does the possibility of abuse of tax treaties. Two important criteria are ‘the place of effective management’ (POEM) and the ‘permanent establishment’ (PE), which are critical to the determination of the correct tax jurisdiction where the dual resident MNE will incur various tax liabilities. These concepts, POEM and PE, can be confusing but are imperative, in order to prevent DT, and which could prejudice the relevant fiscus, as well as an attempt to avoid any conflict between the taxing regimes. An interesting facet of the POEM and PE conundrum is the interpretation by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (’the OECD’) Model Tax Convention (MTC) compared to the interpretations by the South African Revenue Service (SARS). Another area of contention for MNEs is the current enormous global focus on the concept of Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS), which is under great scrutiny, and is of great concern for the majority of revenue authorities. These authorities are intensifying their focus on improving and enforcing anti-avoidance provisions to prevent taxation leakage in their respective tax jurisdictions. This shift in priorities opposes one of a MNE’s main business objectives which is to maximize profits, by either diverting, extracting and/or distributing profits out of a high tax paying jurisdiction into a lower tax paying jurisdiction. This will consequently create an additional business risk which emphasises the need for international tax expertise. The international tax expert is a valuable business team member, as their knowledge and expertise is imperative for the mitigation of possible tax risks, correct interpretation and application of the relevant tax legislation on the business flows of the MNEs as a result of operational expansion or any cross-border transactions or activities. Key Words: Taxation, Tax Treaties, Agreements, BEPS, Conventions; Cross-border, Double Taxation; Dual Residency; International tax, Multinational enterprises; Permanent Establishment, Place of Effective Management; OECD Model Tax Convention; Tax Intelligence, Tax Jurisdictions

L'Algérie a engagé une politique de libéralisation de son économie et cherche à intégrer l’économie mondiale pour sortir de sa dépendance des hydrocarbures et diversifier son économie. Une politique incitative est mise en place pour accueillir les investissements direct étrangers qui constituent un enjeu majeur pour l’accroissement des échanges, le transfert de technologie, la mise à niveau des sociétés locales et la création d’emploi. D’un autre côté la mise en place d’une économie de marché exige un environnement juridique efficace et stable qui définit clairement les droits et obligations des opérateurs économiques notamment en matière de conclusion de contrats. Le cadre théorique que nous retenons pour répondre à cette question est l’analyse de la place des conventions fiscales dans l’ordre fiscal algérien et sa corrélation avec la politique de promotion des investissements. Les conventions fiscales sont telles réellement au service de l’investissement ? Pour ce faire nous avons mis en exergue tout au long de nos développements l’examen des conventions fiscales à l’épreuve des contrats internationaux permettant d’améliorer la lisibilité et la transparence de la norme fiscale afin de favoriser l’attractivité du territoire / Algeria has initiated a policy of liberalization of its economy and seeks to integrate the world economy to get out of its dependence on hydrocarbons and diversify its economy. An incentive policy is put in place to accommodate foreign direct investment, which is a major challenge for increased trade, technology transfer, upgrading of local companies andjob creation. On the other hand, the establishment of a market economy requires an effective and stable legal environment that clearly defines the rights and obligations of economic operators, particularly with regard to the conclusion of contracts. The theoretical framework that we use to answer this question is the analysis of the place of conventions and taxes in the Algerian tax system and its correlation with the investment promotion policy. Are the tax conventions really such as to serve the investment? To do this, we have highlighted throughout our development the review of tax treaties to the test of international contracts to improve the legibility and transparency of the tax standard to promote the attractiveness of the territory