Download or read book The Interpretation of Plurilingual Tax Treaties written by Richard Xenophon Resch and published by Tredition Gmbh. This book was released on 2018-12-14 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: RICHARD X. RESCH THE INTERPRETATION OF PLURILINGUAL TAX TREATIES Based on an analysis of 3,844 tax treaties, the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties and its Commentaries (VCLT), and case law of various domestic and international courts. The current orthodoxy maintains that courts are not required to compare all language texts of a plurilingual treaty but may rely on a single one for cases of routine interpretation. This view is erroneous, in violation of the VCLT, and the source of treaty misapplication; taxpayers are ill-advised to pay attention only to the text in their own language. In daily practice, the issue is of great relevance: almost three-quarters of the well over 3,000 concluded tax treaties are plurilingual. The BEPS MLI escalates complexity because it modifies a large number of treaties having texts in various languages. This study aims to (1) help diminish treaty misapplication through abandonment of the current orthodoxy, (2) show that sole reliance on prevailing texts is available as a pragmatic alternative in line with the VCLT, and (3) provide policy recommendations how residual cases may be eliminated. To support these goals, this study seeks to provide conclusive arguments and useful data to policy makers, treaty negotiators, judges, practitioners, and scholars. Its analysis of all tax treaty final clauses is intended to help both taxpayers and courts interpreting tax treaties in practice. The general arguments presented in this book are however not limited to tax treaties, since similar issues play a role in the interpretation of other treaties, for example, in the field of foreign investment regulation.
Download or read book Multilingual Texts and Interpretation of Tax Treaties and EC Tax Law written by Guglielmo Maisto (jurist.) and published by IBFD. This book was released on 2005 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book identifies linguistic issues arising in bilateral income tax conventions and presents an in-dept analysis of tax treaty policies on multilingualism and the administrative practice and case law on the issues raised by the translation of treaties. Individual country surveys discuss the use of legal concepts, including those that do not exist in the legal system of one of the two contracting states and the way such concepts should be interpreted in such state (e.g. trust). Further, the use of concepts in one state that are similar but not identical to a treaty concept that is well known only in the other state (e.g. droit d'auteur vs copyright) are presented. The book also includes special reports on multilingual issues under both art. 33 of the Vienna Convention and art. 3(2) of the OECD Model Convention and Commentaries. Finally, a specific chapter is devoted to the EU law aspects and a review of the jurisprudence of the European Court of Justice (ECJ).
Download or read book Interpretation of Tax Treaties under International Law written by F. A. Engelen and published by IBFD. This book was released on 2004 with total page 615 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication considers the interpretation of tax treaties primarily from the standpoint of public international law. The principal purpose of this study is to analyse and discuss the rules and principles of international law relevant to the interpretation of treaties in general, and their application to tax treaties in particular. The rules of international law enshrined in articles 31, 32 and 33 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties are therefore central to this study. Where appropriate, reference is made to the jurisprudence of the International Court of Justice, and to the law and procedure of other international court and tribunals. Considers also the extent to which the relevant rules and principles of international law are binding on domestic court and taxpayers. The importance of international law for the purpose of the interpretation of tax treaties is illustrated by a number of leading cases decided by the Dutch Supreme Court (Hoge Raad).
Download or read book Multilingual Tax Treaties written by Paolo Arginelli and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 784 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Interpretation and Application of Tax Treaties in North America written by Juan Angel Becerra and published by IBFD. This book was released on 2007 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents an overview of the materials, court cases and mutual agreement procedures implemented in Canada, USA and Mexcio. In addition, it provides a background to the development of tax treaty law and the information necessary to interpret a tax treaty based upon the principles codified in the Vienna Convention of the Law of Treaties. Contents: the background of the early model tax conventions; the development of tax treaty law; the specific materials from Canada, the United States and Mexico; proposal for a trilateral tax treaty for North America to provide full relief from the harmful barriers against free movement of capital and services.
Download or read book The Interpretation of Multilingual Tax Treaties written by Paolo Arginelli and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 677 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study is to single out and clarify the most common types of issues emerging in the interpretation of multilingual tax treaties (i.e. tax treaties authenticated in two or more languages). Its purpose is also to suggest how the interpreter should tackle and disentangle such issues under public international law, with a particular emphasis on the kinds of arguments he should use and the kinds of elements and items of evidence he should rely upon in order to support his construction of the treaty.
Download or read book International Association of Tax Judges Webinar Tax Courts and the Interpretation of Plurilingual Tax Treaties written by B. Michel and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report summarizes the webinar held on 29 January 2021 by the judges of the International Association of Tax Judges on the topic of the use and interpretation of plurilingual tax treaties in tax courts.
Download or read book Tax Treaty Interpretation and Authentic Languages Lessons from Polish Case Law written by R.X. Resch and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This article argues the case for a holistic approach to tax treaty interpretation in respect of multiple authentic language texts, which is supported by Polish case law. In daily practice, courts rarely consider other language text(s). Established international doctrine sanctions this practice by maintaining that a comparison of text(s) would not be necessary for cases of 'routine interpretation'. This state of affairs impairs international consistency of tax treaty interpretation and necessarily produces cases of treaty misapplication. Hence, it is all the more important to pay attention to case law in which a court has looked at other authentic text(s) - particularly when it has commented on the methodology of plurilingual treaty interpretation in a fundamental manner and not only used the other text(s) to resolve an ambiguity or confirm an interpretation based on the text in its own language. This article outlines and discusses the position developed by the Polish Supreme Administrative Court (NSA) which is congruent with the views developed by the present author elsewhere based on fundamental principles of public international law and considerations of systematic consistency.
Download or read book Tax Treaty Interpretation written by Sergio André Rocha and published by . This book was released on 2022-11-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Because the normative concepts referred to in tax treaties are susceptible to contextual variation, the rules embedded in such treaties cannot be applied without interpretation. In this incomparable book, an internationally known tax law practitioner and scholar draws on decades of knowledge-gathering to present a deeply evolved general theory of tax treaty interpretation, thoroughly discussing the starting points and elements of interpretation that should be considered by all stakeholders in the field of international taxation. In the course of his rigorous commentary, the author invokes the established canons that apply to the interpretation of tax treaties, including the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties and the OECD and UN Model Conventions. He presents a detailed investigation of the implications for tax treaty interpretation of such topics and issues as the following: essential concepts such as "context" and "qualification"; evolution of international taxation from bilateralism to multilateralism; specific interpretation issues raised by bilateral tax treaties; economic crises as drivers for changes in international taxation rules; the OECD/G-20 BEPS project; digitalization of the economy; pandemic, war, and deglobalization; interpretation of international treaties versus interpretation of domestic laws; and interpretation of double tax conventions in countries that are not OECD members. In the absence of a declaration of international tax principles, this book's in-depth analysis of the theory of interpretation of international tax treaties--given the risks of interpreting treaties with different jurisdictions and different languages--will ensure an appropriate understanding of the current context of international taxation, providing practitioners and policymakers with a fully informed background that will guide the interpretation of any international tax treaty.
Download or read book Fundamental Issues and Practical Problems in Tax Treaty Interpretation written by Michael Schilcher and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume deals in Part I with general principles of tax treaty interpretation, including many general issues of international law and especially treaty law. Part II is dedicated to specific tax treaty provisions that trigger particularly interesting interpretation questions. Part III is concerned with situations in which states disagree on the interpretation of tax treaties.
Download or read book Interpretation and Application of Tax Treaties written by Ned Shelton and published by Bloomsbury Professional. This book was released on 2011-12-31 with total page 700 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new edition provides a fully updated, practical resource for international tax practitioners no matter where they are located. Looking at tax treaties from a practical and planning point of view, the book provides an insight into treaty interpretation and application in a number of countries. Written by an expert in the field and taking the practical approach rather that the academic, this truly is an essential global tool for the tax adviser.
Download or read book Introduction to the Law of Double Taxation Conventions written by Michael Lang and published by Linde Verlag GmbH. This book was released on 2021-04-01 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Law of Double Taxation Conventions Cross-border activities or transactions may trigger tax liability in two or more jurisdictions. In order to mitigate the financial burden resulting from these situations, States have entered into numerous double taxation conventions, which provide for rules that allocate the taxing rights between the contracting states. This handbook aims at providing an introduction to the law of double taxation conventions. It is designed for students – irrespective of their national background, but the author believes that it will also be of great help for tax experts who wish to know more about double taxation conventions, as well as for international law experts who wish to understand more about tax law. The handbook does not consider one jurisdiction in particular but rather takes examples from a wide range of different countries and their jurisdictions. It includes an overview of the problem of double taxation, the state practice in the conclusion of double tax conventions and their effects, the interpretation of double taxation conventions and treaty abuse. Furthermore, this updated handbook takes new developments into account occurred since the last edition of the book from 2013, in particular also the changes through OECD’s BEPS project and the Multilateral Instrument. It deals with the latest versions of the OECD Model Tax Conventions on Income and on Capital and the UN Model Double Taxation Convention between Developed and Developing Countries, both published in 2017, as well as the latest version of the OECD Model Double Taxation Convention on Estates and Inheritances and on Gifts.
Download or read book The Interpretation of Plurilingual Treaties by International Courts and Tribunals written by Jean Hardy and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Legal Status of Extrinsic Instruments for the Interpretation of Tax Treaties written by Jasper Bossuyt and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Interpreting Tax Treaties written by Toronto Special Seminar on Interpreting Tax Treaties and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Use and Interpretation of Tax Treaties in the Emerging World written by Eduardo A. Baistrocchi and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Certain parts of the international tax system are largely unexplored from a structural perspective. One prominent example is the asymmetric tax treaty network, i.e. the network that consists of bilateral tax treaties concluded between developed and emerging countries on the basis of the OECD Model Tax Convention on Income and on Capital (OECD model). The relative size of this network is substantial. For instance, the United Kingdom's asymmetric tax treaty network represents about 72 per cent of its entire tax treaty network.This article offers a structural analysis of the asymmetric tax treaty network. It answers two fundamental questions. First, it elaborates a theory for explaining why a representative emerging country is willing to conclude tax treaties with developed countries on the basis of the OECD model. Secondly, this article extends that theory to understanding the dynamics of tax treaty interpretation in the emerging world. This extension aims to illuminate the structure of incentives the courts of a representative emerging country normally have when construing OECD-based tax treaties in the foreign direct investment (FDI) area. Game theory is used as a theoretical framework for answering both questions.
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