The thesis examines the international taxation rules of the Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base (CCCTB) and their interaction with third-country corporate tax practice. The aim is to assess the effectiveness of the CCCTB vis-à-vis third countries, with Egypt as a practical example. The CCCTB has the potential to reduce corporate tax obstacles faced by businesses in the EU in having to comply with up to twenty seven different domestic systems for determining their taxable profits. However, the international taxation rules of the CCCTB system are likely to have an impact on the corporate tax practice in third countries, and may conflict with existing bilateral tax treaties concluded between CCCTB-Member States and third countries. The discussion presents a detailed analysis of the CCCTB’s unilateral framework for the avoidance of double taxation and for the protection of the common consolidated tax base. It reveals that, by means of ordinary credit and exemption methods provided in the CCCTB Directive, international double taxation will be eliminated in relation to third countries. Furthermore, the CCCTB’s anti-abuse rules are effective in protecting the common tax base and in eliminating non-double taxation. Nevertheless, the unilateral measures are in conflict with a number of important provisions of bilateral tax treaties, based on the OECD Model, concluded between the potential CCCTB-Member States and third countries. Egypt exemplifies this – but the problem is generic. These conflicts between the CCCTB and OECD Model bilateral treaties are detrimental to the effective functioning of the CCCTB system vis-à-vis third countries, and need to be redressed. This thesis suggests a simple and practical solution - replacement of the bilateral tax treaties between CCCTB-Member States and third countries with a multilateral tax treaty to be concluded between every third country and all CCCTB-Member States.

Netiesioginiu mokesčių harmonizavimo proceso įtaka yra aktualiausia visuomenei. Harmonizavimo pasekmės įtakoja vartojimo išlaidas, lemia kainų didėjimą. Lietuvoje taikomi netiesioginių mokesčių tarifai yra derinami su Europos Sąjungoje taikomais minimaliais tarifais. Šio darbo autorius nagrinėja netiesioginių mokesčių harmonizavimo procesą Lietuvoje bei Europos Sąjungoje. Pagrindinis dėmesys skirtas harmonizavimo proceso poveikio namų ūkiams analizei. Palyginti taikomi PVM tarifai ir lengvatos valstybėse narėse. Apibendrinti apmokestinimo akcizo mokesčių pasikeitimai, įstojus į Europos Sąjungą. Išanalizuoti alui, vynui, benzinui, cigarams ir cigarilėms taikomi akcizo mokesčio tarifai valstybėse narėse. Darbo pabaigoje pateiktos išvados ir pasiūlymai. Baigiamajame darbe buvo naudojami empiriniai tyrimo metodai: kontent analizė, tradicinė, dokumentų analizė. Gauti empiriniai tyrimo duomenys apibendrinti lyginimo ir analizės metodais. / The impact of indirect tax harmonization process is the most relevant aspect in respect to the society. Consequences of the harmonization are of the great effect to consumer's expenditures and it leads to an increase in prices. The tariffs of indirect taxes applied in Lithuania are harmonized in accordance with the minimal tariffs applied in the EU. The key aspect of the thesis is addressed towards the analysis of an effect of the harmonization on households.

My diploma thesis is focused on German taxation and the impact on Czech subjects exporting or investing in Germany. The aim of my diploma thesis is to provide Czech enterpreneurs with useful and current information about the taxation system applied in Germany and give basic tax burden calculations in order to facilitate orientation in such complicated system. In addition to this, it also provides information about exporters' obligations related with entering the German market. The thesis is split into three major parts. The opening part contains two chapters dealing with export and investment flows from the Czech Republic to Germany. The thesis also outlines the basic steps to be carried out when entering the German market, for instance when founding a company in Germany as well as other general information related to export to Germany and ways of investment access to this major market and investment activities. The other two parts of the thesis are thematically overlapping. The second part includes the third chapter focusing on the tax harmonization process within the European Union and the fourth chapter on particular German taxes which is thematically linked with the third part. The second part also gives some tax calculation methods in order to facilitate orientation in these quite complicated tax issues. The last part deals with the use of German and Czech tax systems in practice. It gives some practical taxation examples, some of them applied on maths calculations again. Due to frequent changes in the field of taxation I mainly used Czech and German internet sources and current legal regulations.

The topic of this master thesis is the German tax system which is a relatively complicated entity. The aim of this thesis is to provide the updated and practical information useful for the Czech exporters and for their business activities in Germany. The thesis consists of five chapters. The first chapter describes the main export features from the Czech Republic to Germany. Next chapter analyses the different legal forms of companies that can be set up in Germany. The third chapter presents the process of the tax harmonisation and co-ordination within the EU. Next two chapters create the practial part of the master thesis. Particular types of both direct and indirect taxes are object of the fourth chapter. Finally, the last chapter applies the theoretical knowledge gained from the previous parts of the thesis in form of examples and situations from the tax practice and real business life of the entrepreneurs who export their goods and services to Germany.

Le Marché intérieur s’est constitué en vue d’établir une concurrence libre et de répartir les ressources de la manière la plus efficiente possible. Impliquant l’abolition des frontières intérieures, l’action communautaire a conduit à harmoniser ou au moins à rapprocher de nombreux domaines. Même la fiscalité directe, compétence réservée des Etats membres, a fini par être placée sous la surveillance des Traités par le biais des libertés fondamentales et du principe de non-discrimination. Ce dernier a permis une certaine intégration fiscale au niveau européen en vue d’une neutralisation de la fiscalité sur les mouvements de personnes, de biens, de services et de capitaux. Cette oeuvre, essentiellement prétorienne, a cependant montré ses limites au plan de la cohérence de la politique fiscale, le juge ne pouvant faire un choix quant à la forme de neutralité qu’il conviendrait de choisir : neutralité aux importations de capitaux, neutralité aux exportations de capitaux ou une autre. En effet, les Traités établissent indéniablement un objectif de neutralité à destination des Etats. Emanant des textes européens cette neutralité abstraite est fondamentale afin de réaliser les objectifs économiques de l’Union. Cependant, en l’absence d’harmonisation fiscale il est nécessaire de faire un choix pour une forme de neutralité afin de concilier imposition, efficience économique et allocation efficace des ressources. A l’aune des principes qui structurent la construction de l’Europe, il convient désormais de dessiner les contours d’une neutralité fonctionnelle capable de procéder à l’intégration des impôts directs des Etats membres dans un Marché commun. / The Internal Market was formed to establish free competition and allocate resources as efficiently as possible. Involving the abolition of internal borders, Community action led to harmonize or at least to bring together many areas. Although direct taxation powers have been reserved by member States, it was placed under the supervision of the Treaties by means of the fundamental freedoms and the principle of non-discrimination. The latter has led to some tax integration at the European level in order to neutralize taxation on the movement of people, goods, services and capital. This work, mainly performed by the ECJ, showed its limits in terms of consistency of fiscal policy, the judge cannot make a choice as to the form of neutrality that should be chosen: capital import neutrality, capital export neutrality or another form of neutrality. Indeed, the EC Treaty establishes an undeniable objective of neutrality toward member States. The abstract neutrality that is emanating from European texts is essential to achieve the economic objectives of the EU. However, in the absence of tax harmonization it is necessary to choose among the different standards of tax neutrality in order to reconcile taxation, economic efficiency and efficient allocation of resources. In the light of the principles that shape the European construction one should now draw the outlines of a functional neutrality able to perform the integration of direct taxes in a Common Market.