Nexus requirements for taxation of non-residents' business income : a normative evaluation in the context of the global economy /
This book contains a critical evaluation of the nexus requirements for the taxation of non-residents' business income enshrined in the current rules of international tax law and provides a proposal that is more aligned with international tax policy benchmarks.
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam, The Netherlands :
IBFD,
2018.
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Colección: | Doctoral series ;
41. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- Title
- IBFD Doctoral Series
- Copyright
- Acknowledgements
- Preface
- Chapter 1: General Introduction
- 1.1. Background to the problem
- 1.2. Aim of the book
- 1.3. Relevance of the research
- 1.4. Methodology
- 1.5. Delimitations of the research
- 1.6. Outline of the book
- 1.7. Terminology
- Chapter 2: Legal Fundamentals of Income Tax Jurisdiction
- 2.1. State jurisdiction under international law
- 2.1.1. State sovereignty: The Bedrock principle of international law
- 2.1.2. Jurisdiction as an aspect of state sovereignty
- 2.1.3. Principles of jurisdiction: Lotus doctrine as a starting point
- 2.1.4. Principles of jurisdiction: Customary international law
- 2.1.5. "Sufficient connection" requirement
- 2.2. General international law of tax jurisdiction
- 2.2.1. Notion of tax jurisdiction
- 2.2.2. Theory of "unlimited" tax jurisdiction
- 2.2.3. Excursus: A sovereign state as a "tax state"
- 2.2.4. Tax nexus as a prerequisite for the exercise of substantive income tax jurisdiction: A review of the literature
- 2.2.5. Finding evidence of customary law of income tax jurisdiction
- 2.2.6. Is the nexus requirement a norm of customary international law?
- 2.2.6.1. Tax treaties as a starting point
- 2.2.6.2. Domestic income tax law: Proving opinio juris
- 2.2.6.2.1. Justification to tax as the main issue
- 2.2.6.2.2. Justification to tax on an international plane
- 2.2.6.3. Domestic case law: Confirming the status of the nexus requirement
- 2.2.7. Does customary international law define the criteria reflecting a nexus?
- 2.2.7.1. Nationality criterion
- 2.2.7.1.1. Nationality of natural persons (individuals)
- 2.2.7.1.2. Nationality of juristic persons
- 2.2.7.2. Residence criterion
- 2.2.7.2.1. Residence of natural persons
- 2.2.7.2.2. Residence of juristic persons
- 2.2.7.3. Source criterion
- 2.2.7.3.1. Source rules and customary international law
- 2.3. Summary
- Chapter 3: Nexus Requirements in Domestic Tax Law
- 3.1. Preliminary remarks
- 3.1.1. Why a domestic law perspective?
- 3.1.2. Clarification of the unit of comparison: On the notion of "business income"
- 3.1.3. Selection and grouping of countries
- 3.2. Model 1: Usage of the PE concept as defined intax treaty models
- 3.2.1. An illustration: Taxation of non-residents' business income in Croatia
- 3.2.1.1. PE concept in the Croatian Profit Tax Act
- 3.2.1.2. Special rules on services income
- 3.2.1.3. Taxation of business income of non-resident individuals under the Income Tax Act
- 3.3. Model 2: Usage of the PE concept defined substantially different than in tax treaty models
- 3.3.1. An illustration: PE concept under German tax law
- 3.3.1.1. PE concept in the German Fiscal Code
- 3.3.1.2. Usage of "permanent representatives" by non-residents: Secondary nexus test