Preface |
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1 | (14) |
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1.1 Objectives of This Primer |
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1 | (1) |
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1.2 What Is International Tax? |
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2 | (2) |
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1.3 Goals of International Tax Rules |
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4 | (3) |
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1.4 The Role of the Tax Adviser in Planning International Transactions |
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Chapter 2 Jurisdiction to Tax |
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15 | (2) |
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17 | (5) |
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2.2.1 Residence of Individuals |
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17 | (2) |
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2.2.2 Residence of Legal Entities |
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19 | (2) |
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2.2.3 Treaty Issues Relating to Residence |
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21 | (1) |
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22 | (7) |
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22 | (1) |
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2.3.2 Employment and Personal Services Income |
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23 | (1) |
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24 | (2) |
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26 | (3) |
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Chapter 3 Taxation of Residents |
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29 | (14) |
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29 | (1) |
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3.2 Taxation of Residents on Their Worldwide Income |
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30 | (6) |
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3.2.1 Tax Policy Considerations |
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30 | (1) |
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3.2.2 The Tax Consequences of Residence |
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31 | (1) |
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32 | (1) |
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3.2.4 Computation of the Foreign Source Income of Residents |
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32 | (1) |
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32 | (1) |
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3.2.4.2 Foreign Exchange Gains and Losses |
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33 | (2) |
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3.2.4.3 The Treatment of Losses |
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35 | (1) |
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3.2.5 Tax Administration Issues |
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35 | (1) |
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3.3 Exceptions to Worldwide Taxation |
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36 | (2) |
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3.3.1 Nonresident Companies and Other Legal Entities |
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36 | (1) |
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3.3.2 Temporary Residents |
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37 | (1) |
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38 | (5) |
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3.4.1 Exit or Departure Taxes |
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38 | (2) |
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40 | (1) |
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3.4.3 Resident for Part of a Year |
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41 | (2) |
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Chapter 4 Double Taxation Relief |
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43 | (28) |
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43 | (2) |
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4.2 International Double Taxation Defined |
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45 | (1) |
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46 | (18) |
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47 | (1) |
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48 | (3) |
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4.3.2.1 Participation Exemption |
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51 | (2) |
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53 | (1) |
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54 | (2) |
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4.3.3.2 Types of Limitations |
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56 | (3) |
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4.3.3.3 Indirect or Underlying Credit |
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59 | (2) |
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4.3.4 Comparison of the Exemption and Credit Methods |
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61 | (3) |
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64 | (1) |
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4.4 Allocation of Expenses |
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64 | (2) |
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66 | (5) |
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Chapter 5 Taxation of Nonresidents |
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71 | (18) |
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71 | (1) |
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5.2 Tax Policy Considerations in Taxing Nonresidents |
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72 | (2) |
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5.3 Threshold Requirements |
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74 | (1) |
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75 | (1) |
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75 | (1) |
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5.6 Excessive Taxation of Nonresidents |
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76 | (1) |
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5.7 Computation of the Domestic Source Income of Nonresidents |
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76 | (1) |
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5.8 Taxation of Various Types of Income of Nonresidents |
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77 | (6) |
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77 | (1) |
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77 | (2) |
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79 | (1) |
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5.8.2 Income from Immovable Property |
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80 | (1) |
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5.8.3 Income from Employment |
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80 | (1) |
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5.8.4 Investment Income: Dividends, Interest, and Royalties |
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81 | (1) |
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82 | (1) |
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5.9 Administrative Aspects of Taxing Nonresidents |
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83 | (6) |
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83 | (1) |
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5.9.2 Obtaining Information about Domestic Source Income of Nonresidents |
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83 | (1) |
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5.9.3 Collection of Tax from Nonresidents |
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84 | (5) |
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Chapter 6 Transfer Pricing |
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89 | (22) |
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89 | (2) |
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6.2 The OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines |
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91 | (1) |
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6.3 United Nations, Practical Manual on Transfer Pricing for Developing Countries |
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92 | (1) |
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6.4 The Arm's-Length Standard |
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92 | (8) |
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92 | (1) |
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6.4.2 Comparability Analysis |
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93 | (1) |
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6.4.3 Comparable Uncontrolled Price Method |
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94 | (1) |
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6.4.4 Resale-Price Method |
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95 | (1) |
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96 | (1) |
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6.4.6 Comparison of Traditional Methods |
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96 | (1) |
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6.4.7 Profit-Split Method |
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97 | (1) |
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6.4.8 Transactional Net Margin Method |
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98 | (2) |
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6.5 Sharing of Corporate Resources |
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100 | (2) |
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100 | (1) |
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6.5.3 Performance of Services |
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101 | (1) |
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6.5.4 Use of Tangible Property |
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101 | (1) |
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6.5.5 Use or Transfer of Intangible Property |
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101 | (1) |
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6.6 Cost-Contribution Arrangements |
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102 | (2) |
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6.7 Disregarded Transactions |
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104 | (1) |
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6.8 Transfer Pricing Documentation Requirements |
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105 | (1) |
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6.9 Treaty Aspects of Transfer Pricing |
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106 | (1) |
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6.10 Tax Policy Considerations: Formulary Apportionment and the Future of the Arm's-Length Method |
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107 | (4) |
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Chapter 7 Anti-avoidance Measures |
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111 | (24) |
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111 | (3) |
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7.2 Restrictions on the Deduction of Interest: Thin Capitalization and Earnings-Stripping Rules |
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114 | (4) |
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114 | (2) |
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7.2.2 The Structural Features of Thin Capitalization and Earnings-Stripping Rules |
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116 | (2) |
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118 | (12) |
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118 | (2) |
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7.3.2 Structural Features of CFC Rules |
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120 | (1) |
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7.3.2.1 Definition of a CFC |
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120 | (2) |
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7.3.2.2 Designated Jurisdiction or Global Approach |
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122 | (2) |
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7.3.2.3 Definition and Computation of Attributable Income |
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124 | (2) |
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7.3.2.4 Nature and Scope of Exemptions |
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126 | (1) |
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7.3.2.5 Resident Taxpayers Subject to Tax |
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127 | (1) |
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7.3.2.6 Relief Provisions |
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128 | (1) |
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7.3.3 Tax Treaties and CFC Rules |
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129 | (1) |
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130 | (1) |
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7.5 Foreign Investment Funds |
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131 | (4) |
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Chapter 8 An Introduction to Tax Treaties |
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135 | (48) |
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135 | (1) |
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8.2 Legal Nature and Effect of Tax Treaties |
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136 | (3) |
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8.2.1 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties |
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136 | (1) |
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8.2.2 The Relationship between Tax Treaties and Domestic Law |
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137 | (2) |
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8.3 The OECD and UN Model Tax Treaties |
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139 | (4) |
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8.4 The Process of Negotiating and Revising Tax Treaties |
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143 | (1) |
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8.5 Objectives of Tax Treaties |
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144 | (3) |
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8.6 Interpretation of Tax Treaties |
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147 | (5) |
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147 | (1) |
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8.6.2 The Interpretive Provisions of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties |
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148 | (2) |
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8.6.3 The Interpretation of Undefined Terms in Accordance with Domestic Law -- Article 3(2) |
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150 | (2) |
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8.7 Summary of the Provisions of the OECD and UN Model Treaties |
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152 | (14) |
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152 | (1) |
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8.7.2 Coverage, Scope, and Legal Effect |
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152 | (2) |
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8.7.3 The Distributive Rules: Articles 6 through 21 |
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154 | (1) |
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154 | (1) |
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154 | (7) |
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8.7.3.3 Employment and Personal Services Income |
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161 | (2) |
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8.7.3.4 Income and Gains from Immovable Property |
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163 | (1) |
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8.7.3.5 Reduced Withholding Rates on Certain Investment Income |
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164 | (1) |
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8.7.3.6 Other Types of Income |
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165 | (1) |
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8.7.4 Administrative Cooperation |
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165 | (1) |
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8.8 Special Treaty Issues |
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166 | (17) |
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166 | (1) |
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167 | (1) |
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167 | (2) |
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169 | (2) |
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8.8.2.3 OECD BEPS Action 6: Preventing Treaty Abuse |
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171 | (3) |
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8.8.3 Resolution of Disputes |
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174 | (1) |
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8.8.4 Administrative Cooperation |
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175 | (3) |
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8.8.5 Attribution of Profits to Permanent Establishments |
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178 | (5) |
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Chapter 9 Emerging Issues |
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183 | (26) |
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183 | (1) |
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9.2 Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) |
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183 | (6) |
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183 | (1) |
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9.2.2 The 1998 OECD Harmful Tax Competition Report |
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184 | (1) |
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9.2.3 The G20/BEPS Project |
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185 | (4) |
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189 | (7) |
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9.3.1 What Is a Hybrid Arrangement? |
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189 | (1) |
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190 | (4) |
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9.3.3 Hybrid Financial Instruments |
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194 | (1) |
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9.3.4 OECD BEPS Proposals for Hybrids |
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195 | (1) |
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9.4 Fees for Management, Technical, and Consulting Services |
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196 | (4) |
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196 | (2) |
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9.4.2 The Taxation of Income from Management, Technical, and Consulting Services under Tax Treaties |
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198 | (1) |
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9.4.3 Proposed Article on Fees for Management, Technical, and Consulting Services in the UN Model Treaty |
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199 | (1) |
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200 | (4) |
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9.6 The Digital Economy -- Electronic Commerce |
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204 | (5) |
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204 | (1) |
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9.6.2 Tax Challenges Posed by the Digital Economy |
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205 | (4) |
Glossary of International Tax Terms |
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209 | (8) |
Index |
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