Thesis (doctoral)--Rijksuniversiteit te Leiden , 1998. / "Stellingen with the dissertation of Piroska E. Soos 'The origins of taxation at source in England'" (4 p.) inserted. Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-206) and index.

Thesis (M.B.A.)--Naval Postgraduate School, December 2003. / Thesis advisor(s): John E. Mutty, William R. Gates. Includes bibliographical references (p. 43). Also available online.

No description available.

In modern organizations, individuals frequently choose silence over voice (e.g., Milliken, Morrison, & Hewlin, 2003), which can have a variety of detrimental effects on individuals and organizations. This choice of silence is partially due to self-protective implicit voice theories that employees have internalized from interactions with authority over time. In this research, I investigate self-protective implicit voice theories (abbreviated as IVTs throughout), defined as taken-for-granted beliefs about when and why speaking up at work is risky or inappropriate (Detert & Edmondson, 2011). I present three studies employing lab and field research methods to further understand various aspects of IVTs. In the first study, I explored activation and suppression of IVTs from anger and fear primes. I found that IVTs were generally stable and not susceptible to emotional primes, suggesting that they are well-developed beliefs that are strong enough to remain constant in varied emotional states. In the second study, I investigated the extent to which IVTs and evolutionarily significant facial cues of dominance predicted voice in a vignette-based study. IVTs did not predict voice, but further analysis revealed that the dependent variable was more appropriately categorized as helping. There was a significant interaction between gender and face type on helping. Broadly, the results of this study suggest that people may help others after subconsciously calculating their power and predicted reciprocity from the person being helped. Finally, in a third study, I explored the degree to which personality and demographics affect IVTs and how IVTs are related to withholding in four organizations. I found that IVT scores did not cluster in teams, suggesting that they are best analyzed at the individual level and that workplace context has minimal effect on IVTs. Second, I found that IVTs explain withholding above and beyond contextual and personality variables. Last, I found that IVTs mediate the effect of conflict aversion on withholding. The stability and significance of IVTs is further supported from this research, providing additional research opportunities and possibilities to reduce withholding in organizations.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, Dept of Economics, June 2003 / Includes bibliographical references. Also available on the Internet.

No abstract available. / Dissertation (LLM)--University of Pretoria, 2013. / Public Law / unrestricted

This dissertation used the daily Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) for the 1897 through 1928 period to examine the potential existence of any market reactions, which may have resulted from the imposition and expansion of "withholding at the source" and quarterly and estimated tax payments. Providing for a natural laboratory, this period has previously been used to examine and gain insights into tax-loss selling (TLS) as a possible (partial) explanation for year-end changes in stock prices. Drawing from the methodologies and findings from these studies, this period is examined both (1) in its entirety and (2) as partitioned, using two different operational definitions of the pre-/post-tax period. Additional, contemporary period-based analyses were conducted for the 1918 and 1930 through 1994 periods, using both DJIA and Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 Composite daily indexes, respectively. The focus was on changes in estimated tax payments dates/event windows to determine the contemporary existence of tax-based liquidity effects. Both historical (1897-1928) and contemporary (1930-1989) period evidence is found in support of the existence of a tax payment-based liquidity effect. Evidence developed over the entire period (1897-1994) suggests that this seasonal continues to exist for the April 15 (combined) tax filing and estimated tax payment date. / Ph. D.

South Africa is in need of foreign direct investment (FDI) to increase economic growth and alleviate unemployment and poverty. To succeed in obtaining this FDI, South Africa must compete with the rest of the world for the available FDI. The global economic outlook is currently still uncertain and the growth of advanced economies are slowing down while Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa continue to grow at a steady pace. South Africa, as part of Sub-Saharan Africa, should take advantage of this growth on the African continent as well as internationally. Although studies have been performed to ascertain the tax policies of countries, the role of taxation applied by countries and the effects of taxation on FDI, there have been few studies on the tax policies specifically in respect of withholding taxes on interest. The new South African withholding tax on interest, applicable to South African source interest payments to non-residents, has been proposed to be included in terms of sections 49A to 49H in the Income Tax Act (58 of 1962) and will become effective from 1 January 2015. These sections have been introduced to align the said withholding tax and the section 10(1)(h) interest exemption, applicable to normal income tax in respect of non-residents, to the withholding taxes on interest and interest exemptions applied globally. Attention should be focused on whether the aforementioned global alignment will be achieved with the introduction of this legislation as South Africa had previously applied a similar legislation called non-residents’ tax on interest (NRTI) which appeared to be unsuccessful. Determining whether this legislation has been aligned with global practice will provide useful insight into whether this new legislation will promote, stagnate or be indifferent to FDI in South Africa, while at the same time not eroding the tax base with overly generous exemptions. This study reviews and compares the taxes implemented globally specifically in relation to withholding taxes on interest in a selection of countries, namely the developing countries Brazil, Russia, India, China, Mozambique and Namibia and the developed countries Germany and Denmark. Other determinants which will also have an impact on the comparisons of these withholding taxes are, for example, normal and withholding tax interest exemptions and repo rates – all of which have been incorporated into this comparative study. Based on the literature reviewed and the comparative analysis, the study concludes that the South African withholding tax on interest is effectively designed to keep attracting foreign lending in order to remain competitive in international markets. It is further shown that the South African legislation in respect of the section 10(1)(h) blanket interest exemption is aligned to that of global practice. / MCom (South African and International Taxation), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2014

South Africa is in need of foreign direct investment (FDI) to increase economic growth and alleviate unemployment and poverty. To succeed in obtaining this FDI, South Africa must compete with the rest of the world for the available FDI. The global economic outlook is currently still uncertain and the growth of advanced economies are slowing down while Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa continue to grow at a steady pace. South Africa, as part of Sub-Saharan Africa, should take advantage of this growth on the African continent as well as internationally. Although studies have been performed to ascertain the tax policies of countries, the role of taxation applied by countries and the effects of taxation on FDI, there have been few studies on the tax policies specifically in respect of withholding taxes on interest. The new South African withholding tax on interest, applicable to South African source interest payments to non-residents, has been proposed to be included in terms of sections 49A to 49H in the Income Tax Act (58 of 1962) and will become effective from 1 January 2015. These sections have been introduced to align the said withholding tax and the section 10(1)(h) interest exemption, applicable to normal income tax in respect of non-residents, to the withholding taxes on interest and interest exemptions applied globally. Attention should be focused on whether the aforementioned global alignment will be achieved with the introduction of this legislation as South Africa had previously applied a similar legislation called non-residents’ tax on interest (NRTI) which appeared to be unsuccessful. Determining whether this legislation has been aligned with global practice will provide useful insight into whether this new legislation will promote, stagnate or be indifferent to FDI in South Africa, while at the same time not eroding the tax base with overly generous exemptions. This study reviews and compares the taxes implemented globally specifically in relation to withholding taxes on interest in a selection of countries, namely the developing countries Brazil, Russia, India, China, Mozambique and Namibia and the developed countries Germany and Denmark. Other determinants which will also have an impact on the comparisons of these withholding taxes are, for example, normal and withholding tax interest exemptions and repo rates – all of which have been incorporated into this comparative study. Based on the literature reviewed and the comparative analysis, the study concludes that the South African withholding tax on interest is effectively designed to keep attracting foreign lending in order to remain competitive in international markets. It is further shown that the South African legislation in respect of the section 10(1)(h) blanket interest exemption is aligned to that of global practice. / MCom (South African and International Taxation), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2014

No contexto do sistema tributário nacional, a tributação da renda obriga o legislador não apenas a obedecer aos princípios abrigados sob o manto da Constituição Federal, mas também ao atendimento dos valores impregnados na sociedade, de forma que seus trabalhos sejam orientados por meio da ponderação de prioridades. O princípio da praticabilidade é tomado neste estudo como a pedra de toque no debate sobre a validade da incidência do Imposto de Renda na Fonte. A praticabilidade, elevada ao grau de princípio, é confrontada com outros princípios constitucionais, em especial com a capacidade contributiva, a vedação ao confisco, o mínimo existencial e a segurança jurídica. Focado nos aspectos material, temporal e quantitativo da regra matriz do Imposto Sobre a Renda, o presente estudo procura identificar os regimes jurídicos aplicáveis a cada uma das situações onde este imposto incide, de forma antecipada e isolada, por meio do conceito da retenção na fonte, com a transferência da responsabilidade por seu pagamento para a fonte pagadora. O tema é examinado sob a ótica do Imposto de Renda na Fonte, sobretudo no tocante às pessoas físicas, onde surge um campo maior de questionamentos. A presente abordagem percorre, primeiro, o campo específico do Imposto sobre a Renda e, em um segundo momento, descortina o aspecto subjetivo deste imposto. Na primeira parte, amparados pela Constituição Federal e pela legislação infraconstitucional, busca-se a identificação do conceito de renda e dos principais aspectos de seu fato gerador, com ênfase na disponibilidade ou realização dessa renda e na aquisição de um acréscimo patrimonial. A relevância do aspecto temporal se dá no confronto com as regras de retenção do imposto na fonte, na medida em que determina que o pagamento do imposto seja realizado de forma antecipada e isolada dos demais rendimentos. Na segunda parte, o foco é direcionado para a responsabilidade tributária, com a discussão acerca da classificação dos possíveis sujeitos passivos indiretos, com ênfase nas figuras do substituto tributário e do agente de retenção e a relação com o contribuinte, ora excluindo sua responsabilidade ora a mantendo, de forma supletiva. Ao final, além de propor regras gerais aplicáveis a cada um dos dois regimes jurídicos próprios do Imposto de Renda na Fonte, são analisados casos práticos que revelam características daqueles dois regimes. / In the context of the Brazilian tax system, taxation of income demands the legislator not only to obey the principles sheltered under the mantle of the Federal Constitution, but also to meet the values imbued within the society, so that his activities shall be guided by means of consideration of priorities. The Principle of Praticability in this study is taken as the touchstone in the debate on the validity of the applicability of the withholding tax. Praticability, raised at a principle level, is considered before other constitutional principles, specially the ability to pay, the prohibition of confiscation, the minimum existence and legal certainty, Focusing on the material, temporal and quantitative aspects of the rulearray of the income tax, the present study aims to identify the legal regimes applicable to each of the situations where said tax is levied, in advance and isolated through the so called source concept, with the transfer of the tax liability to the source payer. The issue is examined before the perspective of the withholding tax, especially with regard to the individuals, where it seems to appear a larger field of challenges. This approach runs, firstly, the specific field of the income tax and, secondly, reveals the subjective aspect of such tax. In the first part, supported by the Federal Constitution and by the infraconstitutional law, seeks to identify the concept of income and the main aspects of its taxable event, with emphasis on the availability or realization of said income and the acquisition of an equity increase. The relevance of the temporal aspect operates when confronting with the rules of the withholding tax, as this determines that the payment must be realized in advance and isolated from other income. In the second part, the focus is driven to the tax liability, through the discussion on the classification of the possible indirect taxpayers, with emphasis to the figures of the Tax Substitution and the withholding agent and the relationship with the taxpayer, sometimes excluding his tax liability and sometime keeping his tax liability, in a supplementary manner. At the end, besides in proposing general rules applicable to each of the two legal regimes of the Withholding Tax, there is the examination of case studies which reveals characteristics from both regimes.