For an effective, fair, just and equitable tax system to be established, certain fundamental principles have to be enforced to ultimately achieve a balance between government interests and taxpayers’ interests. The government is conferred with the power to tax which is derived from the Constitution. At first glance the government’s power to tax seems wide, but upon an analysis of the Constitution, one can note that the government’s power to tax is limited by certain structural, procedural and substantive limitations. By way of the Bill of Rights, the Constitution confers taxpayers with numerous rights which serve as the substantive limitations to the government’s power to tax. One of these fundamental taxpayers’ rights is the right of just administrative action, which is the sole focus of this dissertation. A right without a remedy to enforce same is of no consequence, and therefore the available remedy analysed is the remedy of judicial review which is regulated by the Constitution read together with PAJA and the Constitutional common law principles. The executive authority to tax vests in SARS, being an organ of state, which is headed by CSARS. Empowering legislation confers SARS, CSARS and other delegated SARS officials with the power to take decisions/exercise discretions. There are three types of empowering provisions which are differentiated, based on whether the remedy of objection and appeal is available to the taxpayer. Despite the availability of the remedy of objection and appeal, most decisions taken/discretions exercised by SARS and its delegated officials may amount to administrative action. The question which arises is whether taxpayers are equipped with a right and remedy to protect their interests from unlawful, unreasonable, and procedurally unfair exercise of such administrative action. S33 of the Constitution confers taxpayers with the fundamental right of just administrative action, and to enforce this right, taxpayers would have to implement the remedy of judicial review. The mere availability of a right and remedy does not provide taxpayers with protection; thus in order for the right and remedy to provide taxpayers with protection against the administrative action taken by SARS and its delegated officials, taxpayers would have to prove that the right and remedy is applicable and enforceable in the circumstances. The aim of this dissertation is to determine whether the right of just administrative action and the remedy of judicial review is applicable and enforceable in the tax arena. For the right and remedy to be applicable and enforceable, certain substantive and procedural requirements must be satisfied, and therefore those requirements are analysed in the tax arena in this dissertation. The substantive requirements which need be complied with are: (a) the administrator must be subject to the provisions of PAJA; (b) the conduct of the administrator must constitute “administrative action” as defined in PAJA; (c) the “administrative action” must materially and adversely affect taxpayer’s rights or legitimate expectations and have a “direct, external legal effect”; and (d), the “administrative action” must be found not be “lawful, reasonable and procedurally fair”, and if so, a ground as contemplated in s6 of PAJA must be applicable. The procedural requirements which needs be complied with are: (a) locus standi to institute judicial review proceedings; (b) time limitations in which judicial review proceedings must commence; (c) the exhaustion of all available internal remedies prior to the commencement of judicial review proceedings (unless there are exceptional circumstances); (d) that Rules regulating proceedings in terms of PAJA be established and determination of such Rules which will regulate judicial review proceedings until new Rules are promulgated. If, in the circumstances, the taxpayer can prove that he or she complies with all substantive and procedural requirements, then the right of just administrative action and remedy of judicial review is applicable and enforceable. It then needs to be established which forum would have the necessary jurisdiction to adjudicate upon the remedy of judicial review in the tax arena. There are two relevant Courts, namely the Tax Court and the High Court. The Tax Court has been established to adjudicate upon tax-related matters, whereas the High Court has inherent jurisdiction. It has been determined that in terms of the Constitution read together with PAJA, only a High Court or court with similar status may adjudicate upon judicial review. The Tax Court is a creature of statute and it has been held that the Tax Court does not have a similar status as the High Court. Case law has, however, previously held that the Tax Court has jurisdiction to review administrative action by SARS and its delegated officials. The leading case in this regard was, however, adjudicated upon in 1985, prior to the Constitution and PAJA having been promulgated. It therefore seems that the case law should be re-evaluated in light of the current Constitutional dispensation in which the Constitution is the supreme law. Finally, this dissertation provides a concise analysis of the powers which the forum having jurisdiction to adjudicate upon judicial review has to make orders. It is prudent to emphasise that this dissertation focuses on the position prior to 1 October 2012. On 1 October 2012 the Tax Administration Act 28 of 2011 (the TAA) came into force and effect. The TAA is relevant to some of the issues discussed in this dissertation. Where the TAA influences the issues, mention is made of the provisions of the TAA, but these are not discussed. Therefore a recommendation for further research is that this dissertation be re-evaluated in light of the provisions of the TAA. The most relevant provisions which the TAA caters for, which may influence the topic of this dissertation, is the establishment of the Tax Ombud and the conferring of a limited remedy of review upon SARS and its delegated officials, in addition to the remedy of objection and appeal. / Dissertation (LLM)--University of Pretoria, 2013. / Mercantile Law / unrestricted

本研究主要在探討近年來兩大租稅改革：兩稅合一制及最低稅負制之施行對上市公司外資持股比率之影響，是否降低外資持有我國上市公司股票之意願，影響我國企業的股權結構。 兩稅合一制施行後，消除股利所得之重複課稅，國內法人股東與自然人實質稅負減輕；但根據所得稅法第七十三條之二規定，非中華民國境內居住之個人、在中華民國境內無固定營業場所及營業代理人之營利事業，其獲配股利所含之稅額，不得扣抵其應納稅額，外資無法享受股東可扣抵稅額消除重複課稅的好處，外資在台投資實質總稅負仍維持為40%，較境內自然人股東之實質稅率6%~40%為高，股東可扣抵稅額比例愈高，外資損失越大。再者，最低稅負制施行主要影響對象為外資持股最多的電子業，且最低稅負制之施行對於公司補繳之稅負，外資股東也無法享受股利抵稅權。故可推論兩稅合一制、最低稅負制之施行及股東可扣抵稅額與上市公司外資持股比率應呈負向關係。 本研究之樣本為民國85年到民國95年及最低稅負制前、後之台灣上市公司。主要實證結果彙整如下： 1、兩稅合一制之施行及股東可扣抵稅額與上市公司外資持股比率呈負向關係，最低稅負制之施行與上市公司外資持股比率呈正向關係，但其效果應為股價指數之影響所致而非最低稅負制之施行；又最低稅負制施行後，外資仍偏好持有公司有效稅率低於10%之股票。 2、另外以民國93年到民國95年資料額外檢測，最低稅負制下限制投資抵減金額之效用，推論投資抵減金額在最低稅負制施行後與上市公司外資持股比率應呈負向關係，實證結果為負向關係但不顯著。 / The objective of this study is to examine whether the implementation of the Imputation Tax System and Alternative Minimum Tax System will affect the willing of foreign investors to invest in listed companies. The sample of this study consists of firms listed in the Taiwan Stock Exchange from 1996 through 2006. The empirical results in this research are summarized as follows: 1、 The implementation of the Imputation Tax System and a firms' imputation tax credit ratios have a negative impact on the percentage of foreign ownership in listed companies, but the implementation of Alternative Minimum Tax System has a positive impact on that. We conduct further examination and find the increasing effect of the percentage of foreign ownership is more rely on the effect of stock index than that of the implementation of Alternative Minimum Tax System. Further, foreign investors still prefer to invest in listed companies whose effect rates are lower than 10%. 2、With the implementation of Alternative Minimum Tax System, the use of investment tax credit was restricted. The empirical result of this study shows that after the implementation of Alternative Minimum Tax System, the investment tax credit has a negative but not significant impact on the percentage of foreign ownership in listed companies.

Le début du siècle connaît une forte accélération des mouvements de capitaux et de personnes à l'échelle planétaire. Les transferts de résidence fiscale des personnes physiques fortunées se multiplient entre les pays à fiscalité élevée et les juridictions offrant un système fiscal attractif. Les délocalisations physiques croissantes entre la France et la Suisse en sont une démonstration concrète. L'objectif de ce travail de recherche est de traiter en détail les problématiques de transfert de résidence des personnes fortunées entre la France et la Suisse et leurs conséquences fiscales. Le dispositif fiscal français, souvent perçu comme inique motive parfois des décisions d'expatriation qui ne sont plus simplement fiscales. Il convient de confronter cette perception à une réalité objective. L'établissement de la résidence fiscale en Suisse permet de bénéficier d'un dispositif fiscal différent, dont l'imposition sur la dépense est une démonstration particulièrement attractive pour les grandes fortunes. Malgré tout, le transfert de résidence en Suisse ne résout pas l'ensemble des problématiques fiscales ou patrimoniales des personnes fortunées. Il présente également des contraintes et limites. Pour cette raison, un certain nombre d'expatriés va décider un éventuel retour en France ou un transfert subséquent dans une juridiction alternative, plus attractive encore que la Suisse. Nous examinerons ces juridictions concurrentes et adopterons un point de vue critique sur les dispositifs fiscaux français et suisses en présence, avec des propositions de réforme ou d'adaptation en vue de restaurer ou préserver la compétitivité de ceux-ci sur un plan international. / The beginning of the 21th century witnessed a prodigious acceleration of the movements of capital and persons on a worldwide scale. Transfers of tax residence by High Net Worth lndividuals dramatically increased in particular, from high tax countries to jurisdictions offering attractive levels of taxation. The sheer number of French residents expatriating to Switzerland is a testimony of this trend. The objective of this research work is to cover precisely the issues related to the relocations of High Net Worth Individuals from France to Switzerland and their tax consequences. The French tax system, often perceived as complex, inequitable sometimes motivates decisions of expatriation which are not only related to fiscal reasons. It is the author's belief that it is necessary to confront this perception with the legal and factual reality and to explore i which conditions an expatriation from France can be managed. The transfer of domicile to Switzerland enable wealthy individuals to benefit from an at1ractive tax regime. Nevertheless, moving to Switzerland does not solve all of a wealthy expatriate's tax or patrimonial issues. Relocation entails constraints and limits. For that reason, some French expatriates will decide on a possible return to France or alternatively to jurisdiction even more attractive than Switzerland. We shall examine these rival jurisdictions and compare with a critical eye the French and Swiss tax systems in presence, with proposals for reform or adaptation with a view to restore or preserve their respective competitiveness on an international scale.

Les succursales implantées dans un pays étranger sont plus autonomes que leurs consoeurs situées dans le même pays que la maison mère. Elles évoluent dans un environnement juridique différent et par conséquent les liens avec la maison mère sont distendus. Le tribunal de l’Etat d’accueil de la succursale est compétent et les lois de ce pays sont applicables. Toutefois, les lois du pays d’accueil ne sont pas les seules à être applicables. L’absence de personnalité juridique des succursales aura pour conséquence la sollicitation des lois de la maison mère. La cohabitation entre territorialité et extraterritorialité des lois peut donner lieu soit à des conflits soit à des situations de fraude. En l’absence de coopération entre Etats, les succursales qui sont des formes de rayonnement extérieur de la société deviennent des instruments pour pratiquer non seulement le forum shopping mais aussi le law shopping et le tax shopping. / The branches implanted in foreign countries are more autonomous than branches situated in some country as the parent Company. They evolve in a different legal environment and consequently the links with the parent Company are distended. The Court of the State of reception of the branch is competent and laws of this Country are applicable. But the laws of the host country are not the only ones to be applicable. The cohabitation between territoriality and extraterritoriality of the laws can give rise either to conflicts or the situations of fraud. In the absence of cooperation between States the branches witch are forms of brilliance exterior of the Company are transformed into instruments to have a practice not only forum shopping but also law shopping and tax shopping.

The purpose of this study is to analyze the system of personal income taxation in Nigeria, especially with respect to its administration, equity, and effects on efficient resource usage. There have, in the past, been numerous complaints that the personal income tax in Nigeria does not yield enough revenue for the state governments, primarily because of widespread avoidance and evasion of the tax, especially by persons who do not derive income from wages and salaries. This study examines this problem in light of questions as to how the tax evolved, how important it is to state governments, how efficient and equitable it is, what administrative problems it faces, and what reforms can be implemented to best solve existing problems.

The importance of tax system structure for economic growth in OECD countries - Extreme Bounds Analysis Abstract The thesis examines the importance of tax system structures for economic growth in OECD countries. It aims to find out whether a revenue-neutral tax reform can promote economic growth. In other words, its objective is to identify taxes which are most harmful for economic growth and suggest tax policy implications accordingly. The extreme bounds analysis is employed to examine the robustness of relationship between particular taxes and the growth rate. This method consists in running a number of regressions and observing how the coefficients respond to various model alterations. The results suggest that taxes levied on personal income have a robust negative impact on economic growth. On the other hand, consumption and property taxes appear to be non-significant predictors of economic growth. The policy implication is drawn that a revenue-neutral tax reform shifting the tax burden from personal income towards consumption and property is likely to boost the economy. JEL classification: H21, H24, H27, O11, O47 Key words: tax system structure, economic growth, extreme bounds analysis, tax reform

This diploma thesis discusses how to set the real estate transfer tax. The goal is to put proposals to tax arrangements, or to consider its abolition. The main source of possibilities of changes is a comparison of Czech real estate transfer tax with the foreign models of taxation. The thesis describes the historical development of the tax in the Czech Republic and analyzes in details the current legislation. There is evaluated the effectiveness of the tax and its consistency with the principles of tax theory. From the comparative analysis of various options are inferred recommendations for changes in particular in the areas of determining the taxpayer, the procedures for checking the tax base, rates and breadth of the exemption. The thesis assessed the tax as an appropriate part of a modern tax system, and however, it shows necessity to make certain changes and to streamline the tax by increasing its tax rate and limiting exemptions width.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-10T10:47:15Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 JULIO ANDERSON ALVES BUENO.pdf: 709791 bytes, checksum: 5437399e63d9f080411bdf1571c3c64d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-03-14 / The purpose of this dissertation is to highlight the influence of the tax system in the economy, demonstrating that taxes play an important role in promoting social and economic development. The first chapter presents the tax system and its concept and the divisions between the taxing power conferred upon the State and the limitations directed against this power through constitutional principles and immunities. The second chapter presents an analysis of taxes that directly interfere in the economy, which are: a) Import Tax; b) Export Tax; c) Tax over manufactured products, d) Tax on credit, foreign exchange and insurance transactions and e) Rural real state property tax. It analyses the taxable event, the passive subject, the calculation basis, the tax rates and the release of these taxes. The third chapter, on the other hand, demonstrates that the State uses taxes as a means of regulating the economy, stating where each tax analyzed in the second chapter has it focus and action, ending with an analysis of the tax system´s purpose, through taxation, which is to serve as an essential material element for the promotion of economic development. / A presente dissertação tem por objetivo destacar a influência do sistema tributário na economia, demonstrando que os tributos desempenham importante papel na promoção do desenvolvimento econômico e social. No primeiro capítulo mostra-se o sistema tributário em seu conceito e repartições entre o poder de tributar conferido ao Estado e as limitações voltadas contra esse poder através dos princípios constitucionais e das imunidades. No segundo capítulo, faz-se a análise dos tributos que diretamente interferem na economia, quais sejam: a) imposto de importação; b) imposto de exportação; c) imposto sobre produtos industrializados; d) imposto sobre operações de crédito, câmbio, seguro e valores mobiliários e e) imposto sobre a propriedade territorial rural. Analisa-se o fato gerador, a sujeição passiva, a base de cálculo, a alíquota e o lançamento destes tributos. O terceiro capítulo, por sua vez, mostra que o Estado utiliza os tributos como instrumento de regulação da economia, especificando onde cada tributo analisado no segundo capítulo tem seu foco de ação, finalizando com a análise da finalidade do sistema tributário, por meio da tributação, que é servir como elemento material para a promoção do desenvolvimento econômico.

A presente tese de doutorado analisa, de forma crítica, a interpretação dada ao texto constitucional na parte em que trata das competências tributárias, tendo em vista a rigidez da discriminação dessas competências. Procura-se verificar se é adequada a interpretação muitas vezes pretendida para as palavras e expressões empregadas no texto, segundo a qual nelas se veiculam termos de conceito, cujo significado é extraído geralmente de lições colhidas no âmbito do Direito Privado, e ainda em visão estática, assimilando o conceito como entendido no momento da entrada em vigor da Constituição. Para empreender a análise crítica, parte-se do exame histórico das constituições brasileiras, verificando se, na passagem de uma para outra, com a alteração da distribuição de competências, as palavras e expressões permitem, já no plano constitucional, certeza quanto a seu significado. Em seguida, faz-se análise da forma de pensar a realidade, levando em consideração o conceito e o tipo. Busca-se refletir sobre a possibilidade de existência de abertura e graduabilidade na figura dos tributos, ainda no plano constitucional, o que afasta o obrigatório emprego de conceitos de Direito Privado e acena para a admissão de tipos. Considera-se também a mudança pela qual passou a interpretação do Direito, sobretudo tendo em vista as técnicas de interpretação constitucional, como premissa para analisar a alegada imposição literal e automática do art. 110 do Código Tributário Nacional, que cuida da interpretação das regras de competência e determinaria a opção por conceitos de Direito Privado, sempre que os termos utilizados na Constituição tiverem correspondentes em tais conceitos. Com fundamento nessa análise, procura-se verificar os limites à interpretação das regras de competência, caso se tolere maior abertura. Admitir outras significações das palavras, além da conceitual privatista, ou admitir a interpretação global da regra de competência sem a análise específica de cada palavra, não implica aceitar falta de rigidez ao sistema. Por mais que a regra só seja construída diante da realidade, atual e verificável no tempo, e não se restrinja à análise palavra por palavra, prévia, estanque e jusprivatista, o texto traz programa normativo cujo limite é delineado por vários fatores, dentre os quais a amplitude histórica do tributo, o confronto com as demais regras de competência e com os princípios da tributação, o recurso à linguagem natural e ainda à prática discursiva. / This doctoral thesis conducts a critical analysis of how constitutional text is interpreted, more specifically the section that addresses taxing powers, considering how strictly such powers are discriminated. The aim is to determine whether the interpretation often intended for words and expressions deployed in that text is appropriate. According to such interpretation, the text carries concept terms whose meaning is usually derived from lessons in the field of Private Law; and also under a static perspective, assimilating the concept as it was construed when the Constitution came into effect. Critical analysis is based on a historical review of Brazilian constitutions in order to determine whether words and expressions, in the transition from one constitution to another, as the distribution of taxing powers changed, allow any certainty with regard to their meaning, at the constitutional level. This is followed by an analysis of how one reflects on reality, taking into account concept and type. The intention is to consider the possibility of flexibility and progressibility in tax types, still at the constitutional level; this rejects a mandatory use of Private Law concepts and signals toward the admission of types. We also consider changes which the interpretation of Law has undergone, taking into account, above all, constitutional interpretation techniques, as a premise to analyze the alleged literal and automatic imposition of Article 110 of the Brazilian National Tax Code CTN, which addresses the interpretation of taxing power rules and that would determine the option for Private Law concepts, whenever the terms in the Constitution have an equivalent in Private Law. Based on that analysis, this study aims to find the limits to interpretations of taxing power rules, if more open interpretation is possible. Admitting that words have meanings other than privatist concepts, or admitting a global interpretation of the taxing power rule without specifically analyzing every single word, does not imply accepting that the system is not very stringent. Even though the rule can only be conceived based on reality, which is up to date and verifiably in time, and though it is not limited to a word-by-word, prior, static and privatist analysis, the text introduces a normative framework whose boundaries are set by several factors, some of which include taxs historical range, confrontations with other taxing power rules and with principles of taxation, resorting to natural language and finally discourse practice.

Submitted by Filipe dos Santos (fsantos@pucsp.br) on 2016-08-11T14:29:13Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Rosana Oleinik.pdf: 1010622 bytes, checksum: ceb0b9d948e4df41af9438bd002394a1 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-11T14:29:13Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Rosana Oleinik.pdf: 1010622 bytes, checksum: ceb0b9d948e4df41af9438bd002394a1 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-04-20 / In the current world economic organization, an increasing number of the concentration of companies in conglomerates, in order to maximize profit and solidify its market performance. The Brazilian tax authorities, aware of this fact, created thesis, which want to apply joint and several liability provided for in art. 124, I, of the National Tax Code, companies that make up these clusters, under the allegation of common interest. Indeed, another advantage envisioned by the Treasury would be the interruption of prescription for the redirection of tax foreclosures arranged in art. 125, the National Tax Code, if solidarity is recognized. This strategy would prevent a wide range of tax foreclosures often filed outside the limitation lapse succumbed, compared to the demonstrated inertia. Our goal with this study was to examine whether, before the provisions of constitutional tax system and the tax code, the tax authorities of the reasons could thrive. To this end, we fix a definition of "economic group" that would serve the Tax Law, regarding the joint liability and concluded that not enough single command, being a necessary condition to the common interest in making the fact enforceable. We analyze the existing reporting relationships in tax law, the need for complementary law providing for passive subjection and their respective treatment in the tax code. We are also concerned to launch our attention to procedural and procedural aspects present in the National Tax Code and the Tax Enforcement Law and Article 50 of the Civil Code, to understand how the tax could be made in the face of the companies composing the business groups. Given this effort, we concluded only be possible to the constitution of the tax credit in the face of business partnerships that comprise economic group, in case of joint realization of even enforceable fact, at the time of occurrence of the tax liability. The recovery of the claim, formed after the certificate of outstanding debt, the redirection will be held due to fraudulent behavior, which involves third parties, or, in responsibility for or violations / Na atual organização econômica mundial, cada vez mais observamos o fenômeno de concentração das empresas em conglomerados, com o objetivo de potencializar o lucro e solidificar sua atuação no mercado. O Fisco brasileiro, atento a essa circunstância, criou tese, na qual quer aplicar a responsabilidade solidária, prevista no art. 124, I, do Código Tributário Nacional, às empresas que compõem esses conglomerados, sob a alegação de existência de interesse comum. Certamente, outra vantagem vislumbrada pelo Fisco seria a interrupção da prescrição para o redirecionamento das execuções fiscais, dispostas no art. 125, do Código Tributário Nacional, caso seja reconhecida a solidariedade. Esta estratégia impediria que uma gama enorme de execuções fiscais, muitas vezes ajuizadas fora do lapso prescricional, sucumbissem, ante à inércia demonstrada. Nosso objetivo com este estudo, foi o de analisar se, diante do disposto no sistema constitucional tributário e no Código Tributário Nacional, as razões do Fisco poderiam prosperar. Para tanto, fixamos uma definição de “grupo econômico” que serviria ao Direito Tributário, no tocante à responsabilidade solidária e concluímos que não basta o comando único, sendo condição necessária o interesse comum na realização do fato imponível. Analisamos as relações de hierarquia existentes no Direito Tributário, a necessidade de Lei Complementar que disponha sobre sujeição passiva e seu respectivo tratamento no Código Tributário Nacional. Também nos preocupamos em lançar nossa atenção a aspectos procedimentais e processuais presentes no Código tributário Nacional e na Lei de Execuções Fiscais e no artigo 50 do Código Civil, para compreendermos como o tributo poderia ser constituído em face das sociedades que compõem os grupos empresariais. Diante desse esforço, concluímos somente ser possível a constituição do crédito tributário em face das sociedades empresariais que componham grupo econômico, em caso de realização conjunta do mesmo fato imponível, no momento de ocorrência da obrigação tributária. Na cobrança do crédito, após formada a certidão da dívida ativa, o redirecionamento será realizado em virtude de comportamentos fraudulentos, o que implica em responsabilidade de terceiros, ou ainda, em responsabilidade por infrações