The distribution of the company\'s profits is an important topic to be considered by investors in the allocation of its financial resources. This source of funds is also important for the company, since the profits of retention can finance new projects for their growth. There is no consensus on the payment of dividends, especially by regulatory peculiarities involving this issue in Brazil. The financial sector is often excluded from the samples by financial and accounting characteristics of this sector, despite significant as developers of popular economy and source of funding for companies. This research intended to relate the distribution of dividends and interest on capital of financial institutions with the highest levels of Corporate Governance of BM&FBOVESPA. The allocation of investor´s resources objectively to maximize their profits with little risk as possible, and at that point, the Corporate Governance provides mechanisms that would contribute in this direction. Using only public data available, all the informations were collected in the Central Bank of Brazil website, the CVM website and in the website of banks. With a sample of 98 companies totaling 702 observations for the period 2002-2014, and by linear regression by Stepwise adaptive method, the results indicated a positive association between the distribution of dividends, here represented by the dependent variable Earnings and the highest Levels of Corporate Governance. Also appointed a negative relationship between the same dependent variable and government control of financial institutions, and significant results with ROE variables, Debts, TJLP and LogATIVO, however, as well as the relationship with the mechanisms of Corporate Governance, was expected more consistent results to the macroeconomic factors. / A distribuição dos lucros da empresa é um tópico importante a ser analisado pelo investidor na alocação de seus recursos financeiros. Esta fonte de recursos também é importante para a empresa, pois a retenção de parte dos lucros pode financiar novos projetos para o seu crescimento. Ainda não há consenso sobre o pagamento de Dividendos, especialmente pelas peculiaridades regulatórias que envolvem este tema no Brasil. O setor financeiro é quase sempre excluído das amostras pelas características financeiras e contábeis deste setor, apesar de significativo como fomentador da economia popular e fonte de financiamento para as empresas. Nesta pesquisa buscou-se relacionar a distribuição dos Dividendos e dos Juros Sobre o Capital Próprio das instituições financeiras aos níveis de Governança Corporativa da BM&FBOVESPA. A alocação dos recursos dos investidores objetiva a maximização dos seus lucros, com o menor risco possível e, nesse ponto, a Governança Corporativa oferece mecanismos que contribuiriam nessa direção. Foram utilizados dados públicos disponibilizados pelo BACEN, pela CVM e pelos bancos em seus sites. Com uma amostra de 98 companhias totalizando 702 observações referentes ao período de 2002 a 2014, e por meio da regressão linear pelo método adaptativo Stepwise, os resultados apontaram para associação positiva entre a distribuição de Dividendos, aqui representada pela variável dependente Proventos e os Níveis de Governança Corporativa mais exigentes. Também foi indicada a relação negativa entre a mesma variável dependente e o controle governamental das instituições financeiras, e resultados significativos com as variáveis ROE, Dívidas, TJLP e LogATIVO, porém, assim como a relação com os mecanismos de Governança Corporativa, esperavam-se resultados mais consistentes para as variáveis macroeconômicas. / Mestre em Administração

L’usufruit est essentiellement envisagé comme un droit réel portant sur un bien immobilier.Jadis, les immeubles constituaient l’élément le plus important du patrimoine des particuliers. Depuis un siècle, il y a une transformation de la nature des patrimoines caractérisé par le développement des fortunes mobilières à côté de celle immobilières.L'objet de l'usufruit des droits sociaux se trouve au confluent de deux disciplines totalement étrangères l’une à l’autre : le droit des biens et le droit des sociétés.Le droit des biens tend à privilégier l’approche réelle de la matière, ce qui peut conduire à négliger la spécificité de l’objet de l’usufruit. Alors que le droit des sociétés met l’accent sur les mécanismes internes de la société et du droit d’associé, ce qui peut perdre de vue que ce droit est envisagé comme un bien.L’ouvrage explore les différents mécanismes d’utilisation de ce procédé d’ingénierie patrimoniale aussi bien en matière d’optimisation qu’en matière de transmission fiscales. Il envisage aussi d’expliciter les différents aspects de conciliation que requiert l’application de cet outil juridique et financier au sein de la société.Cette thèse encouragera le législateur libanais à introduire et adopter la notion de l’usufruit des droits sociaux au Liban et permettra de mettre en place une étude mise à jour et plus riche en la matière. / Usufruct is a right in rem allowing to use and to enjoy the property of another. Whilst previously, real estates and immovable properties were one’s most valuable assets, with time we have witnessed a shift in the market environment and the development of wealth in movables.In light of the foregoing, usufruct which was initially applicable in real estate, has been applied in other types of property such as corporate shares and stocks. Being relatively a recent development, there is an absence in the French system of adequately applicable legal texts to the usufruct of shares and stocks and accordingly it is subject to both the property law and company law. This gives rise to a number of difficulties because whereas the property law focuses on the various forms of ownership and the legal relationship with the rem, and emphasizes on proprietorship rights; the company law studies the interaction of the shareholders and other stakeholders with the company specifying their rights and duties and thus may lose sight that the usufruct is a property right. With this research I intend to explore the different mechanisms and contexts in which usufruct is used as a legal & financial tool for tax optimization and cost cutting mostly elucidated during inheritance. On the other hand, I will elaborate the way of utilizing it by a shareholder within the company.Finally, I hope that my thesis will contribute to encourage the Lebanese legislator in introducing this notion into Lebanon by developing the relevant laws and will provide an updated and thorough study of shares and stocks usufruct.

The thesis deals with taxation of dividend income that is being paid out from or to the Czech Republic. It gives an insight into the international tax regulations and their impact on the Czech legislation. The thesis focuses on the definition of dividends and relevant tax procedures. Furthermore, it makes an assessment based on practical scenarios, on the extent of tax burden of persons, Czech tax residents that receive dividends; and the impact on Czech tax revenues in connection with dividend payout to different countries.

This master thesis deals with creation of a stock portfolio based on the economic results of the issuers listed on US stock market. The theoretical part describes basic terms and theoretical basis of financial markets and stock analysis. The practical part includes fundamental analysis based on selected methods and financial indicators. At the end there is proposal of appropriate stock portfolio structure.

The diploma thesis is dealing with a fundamental analysis. The first part of diploma thesis presents the methods and procedures of analysis. It evaluates their advantages and disadvantages. The practical part of diploma thesis is dealing with an application of fundamental analysis in assessment of financial position of concrete joint stock company ČEZ. The top of my survey is estimated a formulation of instrinsinic share value and a recommendation for shares of ČEZ.

Payout policies is one of the most discussed topics in corporate finance. Since Miller & Modigliani (1961) dividend irrelevance theory, which was based on perfect markets, many theories have been developed in order to incorporate market imperfections to payout decisions. Numerous scholars have been trying to explain why companies pay dividends, whether they should compensate investors with alternative methods such as share repurchases or not distribute cash at all. The theme has gained lots of attention during the 21-st century driven by the subprime financial crisis in 2008 and mostly recently, in 2020, due to economic impacts brought by the Covid 19 pandemic. Another important aspect that makes the study of payout policy relevant in the 21-st century is the unique impacts of unveiled trends such as globalization and volatile markets, increased importance of ecology and sustainability, emergency of fast growth firms (mainly in the Tech industry) and change characteristics of listed firms. Globally there is a tendency of reduction in the number of listed firms and also deterioration in the quality of earnings. Additionally, there is no consensus about which factors influence a firm propensity of distributing cash to shareholders, which makes the topic very intriguing. Previous research has been conducted mainly within US firms. Few studies have been conducted regarding payout policies in the Nordic countries and most of them give little attention to share repurchases and payout policy determinants. Therefore, we decided to conduct a study regarding the patterns and determinants of payout policy in the 21-st century with focus on the Nordic countries. The purposes of the study are: first, to understand the pattern of payout policies in the Nordic countries during the 21-st century and second determine if there is a relationship between a number of firm’s selected factors and firm’s payout policy. As a sub purpose we intend to examine whether the Covid 19 pandemic had any effect on Nordic firm’s payout policies. The factors investigated, namely: debt, profit, retained earnings, growth opportunities, cash holdings, size and age were identified through a detailed literature review. We collected data from Thomson Reuters DataStream Eikon covering the period between 2000 and 2020 for 1,153 firms from all Nordic countries: Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Norway and Sweden. The study follows a quantitative research method with a deductive approach, and we have based the theoretical framework on the following theories: Miller-Modigliani dividend irrelevance theory, Signaling theory, Agency theory, Life-cycle theory and Substitution and Flexibility hypotheses. In order to determine whether there is a relationship between the companies selected factors and the payout ratios we conducted ordinary least square (OLS) correlation analysis. Additional regression analysis was conducted to verify possible impacts of Covid 19 on Nordic payout policies. Results indicate that some firms’ selected characteristics such as debt, size and age have an impact on Nordic firms’ payout policy during the 21-st century. Larger firms with lower debt are more willing to pay cash dividends, while older firms tend to present higher levels of share repurchase. Firms’ characteristics showed no impact on changes in payout ratios during the initial period of Covid 19.

This thesis deals with ICE - industrial services as The company must pay a withholding tax on their invoices received. Economic activity is undertaken in Germany. Company income from the supply of goods and services. Selected issue will be resolved by the formation of a permanent establishment or establishing a subsidiary in Germany. Developed solution provides the possibility of effective expansion into foreign markets. Results of the work allows the company to decide which option is best for her.

This thesis deals with the fundamental analysis of stocks of selected European technology companies. This type of analysis is the most widely used method of valuation of the shares. The first part describes the theoretical background of the analysis current economic situation, regression analysis, analysis of corporate shares and methods of intercompany comparison necessary for practical application. In the practical part focuses on the analysis of selected companies and selecting evaluation indicators. Subsequently is determined by corporate analysis the current intrinsic value of the shares. In conclusion, a comparison is made of firms using the methods of intercompany comparison. Based on the results of the analysis will be proposed recommendations for the best investment.

Thesis (MAccounting)--Stellenbosch University, 2013. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The term beneficial owner is most commonly found in the dividend, interest and the royalty articles of tax treaties (Baker, 2007:15), yet there is still uncertainty surrounding the actual meaning of the term (Du Toit, 2010: 500). Since Dividends Tax became effective in South Africa as from 1 April 2012, it has become necessary to clarify what the term beneficial owner means to correctly apply section 64E of the Income Tax Act No 58 of 1962 (‘Act’). Section 64EA(a) of the Act determines that the Dividends Tax liability falls on the “beneficial owner of a dividend” [Emphasis added]. Section 64D of the Act does define the beneficial owner as “the person entitled to the benefit of the dividend attaching to the share”, the application of this definition to a discretionary trust may be challenging since legal ownership must be distinguished from economic ownership (PWC Synopsis, 2012:6). In the absence of guidance by the South African Revenue Service (‘SARS’), the first problem arises as to the interpretation of this term within the context of dividend income received by a discretionary trust (Louw, 2012:1). This leads to a second problem relating to the correct application of section 64G(3)(a)(i) of the Act, which makes provision for a reduced rate of dividends tax. The purpose of this study is to set parameters for determining who the beneficial owner of dividend income within the context of a discretionary trust is, where the dividend is paid in respect of shares held in a resident company, and to the extent that the dividend does not consist of a distribution of an asset in specie. The instances when the reduced rate is applicable in terms of section 64G(3) of the Act will also be clarified. In order to achieve these objectives, an analysis of factors that should be taken into account to define and determine beneficial ownership, was undertaken. Common- and civil law definitions were investigated. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (‘OECD’) Model Tax Conventions (MTCs’) and its Commentaries provided possible factors to assist in identifying the beneficial owner. In the absence of a decision by a South African court, the judgements in the five international court cases were consulted. Four steps were formulated to reach a conclusion. In terms of the these steps, the trust beneficiary remains the beneficial owner of dividend income received by a trust in the case of the income having been distributed by the trustees in having exercised their discretion in terms of the trust deed. In the case of contingent beneficiaries it is suggested that the trust, with the trustees, acting in their official capacity on behalf of the trust, would be seen as the beneficial owner of the dividend income. In terms of section 64G(3) of the Act, where a foreign trustee or a foreign trust beneficiary has been identified as the beneficial owner(s) of a dividend, the rate at which Dividends Tax is withheld could be reduced as a result of the application of a double tax agreement. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die begrip uiteindelik geregtigde kom mees algemeen voor in die dividende, rente en die tantième artikels van dubbel belasting ooreenkomste (Baker, 2007:15), tog is daar steeds onsekerheid oor die werklike betekenis van hierdie begrip (Du Toit, 2010: 500). Nadat Dividendbelasting op 1 April 2012 in Suid-Afrika in werking getree het, het dit noodsaaklik geword om die betekenis van die begrip uiteindelik geregtigde vas te stel ten einde artikel 64E van die Inkomstebelastingwet Nr. 58 van 1962 (‘die Wet’) korrek toe te pas. Artikel 64EA(a) van die Wet bepaal dat die aanspreeklikheid vir Dividendbelasting op die “uiteindelik geregtigde van ‘n dividend namate die dividend nie ‘n uitkering van ‘n bate in specie uitmaak nie” [klem bygevoeg] val. Artikel 64D van die Wet as "die persoon geregtig op die voordeel van die dividend verbonde aan ‘n aandeel", nogtans kan die toepassing hiervan in 'n diskresionêre trust uitdagend wees, aangesien wettige eienaarskap onderskei moet word van ekonomiese eienaarskap (PWC Synopsis, 2012:6). In die afwesigheid van leiding deur die Suid-Afrikaanse Inkomstediens ('die SAID'), ontstaan die eerste probleem weens die interpretasie van die begrip binne die konteks van dividend inkomste ontvang deur 'n diskresionêre trust (Louw, 2012:1). Dit lei tot 'n tweede probleem wat verband hou met die korrekte toepassing van artikel 64G(3)(a)(i) van die Wet, wat voorsiening maak vir 'n verminderde koers Dividendbelasting. Die doel van hierdie studie is om grense af te baken vir die bepaling van die uiteindelik geregtigde van dividend inkomste binne die konteks van 'n diskresionêre trust, waar die dividend betaal word ten opsigte van aandele gehou in 'n maatskappy wat ‘n inwoner is, tot die mate dat die dividend nie bestaan uit 'n uitkering van 'n bate inspecie nie. Die gevalle waar die verminderde tarief van toepassing is ingevolge artikel 64G(3) van die Wet, sal vasgestel word. Ten einde hierdie doelwitte te bereik, is 'n ontleding van die faktore wat in ag geneem moet word om die uiteindelik geregtigde te definieer en te bepaal, onderneem. Gemeenen siviele regs-definisies is ondersoek. Die ‘Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (‘OECD’) Model Tax Conventions (MTCs’) en sy kommentare verskaf moontlike faktore om te help in die identifisering van die uiteindelik geregtigde. In die afwesigheid van 'n besluit deur 'n Suid-Afrikaanse hof, word die besluite in die vyf internasionale hofsake geraadpleeg. Vier stappe is geformuleer om ʼn slotsom te bereik. In terme van die stappe, bly die trustbegunstigde die uiteindelik geregtigde van die dividendinkomste ontvang deur die trust, in die geval waar die inkomste uitgekeer word deur die trustees nadat hul diskresie uitgeoefen is in terme van die trustakte. In die geval van voorwaardelike begunstigdes, word dit gestel dat die trust, met die trustees wat in hul amptelike hoedanigheid namens die trust optree, gesien word as die uiteindelik geregtigde van die dividend inkomste. In terme van artikel 64G(3), waar 'n buitelandse trustee of 'n buitelandse trustbegunstigde as die uiteindelik geregtigde(s) van 'n dividend geïdentifiseer is, kan die koers waarteen Dividendbelasting weerhou word, verminder word as gevolg van die toepassing van 'n dubbelbelastingooreenkoms.

This diploma thesis deals with different aspects of international and domestic double taxation. Within international double taxation short treatise about national legislation related to double taxation is followed by the longer part dedicated on the tax conventions on income and capital which are the most effective instrument in the field of double taxation elimination. Then the negotiation process and their place in czech domestic legislation is described. One part focuses on the role played by European union in direct tax adjustment. Part about residence determinig (both individuals and companies) in case of existence of the tax convention and in case of its absence follows. Unilateral, multilateral and bilateral measures especially are desribed. As the example to illustrate the impact of different methods used to eliminate double taxation on tax is given practical calculation. Double taxation elimination procedure is explained on the concrete kind of income (dividends) at the end of the international double taxation charter. Within domestic double taxation its causes and kinds are desribed. Finally, last part looks at current and forthcoming czech legislation related to economical domestic double taxation.