Basic Principles of tax in constitutional law and substance over form in tax law

2021 ◽  
Vol 36 ◽  
pp. 385-428
Author(s):  
Heon-sun HWANG
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominik Stolz

The key matter of this book is a phenomenon not only at EU level which is now analyzed from a European and constitutional law perspective: Non-elected expert bodies are significantly involved in the legislative process. With respect to increasingly complex processes and detailed issues, and bearing in mind the experience of the financial crisis of 2008/2009, bodies like the European Commission and Parliament are relinquishing far-reaching powers. Regarding ESMA the question arises whether basic principles of democratic legitimacy have been violated. Therefore, which standard is to be applied at EU level? In other words: Is it the end that justifies the means?


2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 230
Author(s):  
Carlos María López Espadafor

Abstract: One of the basic preliminary issues that would contribute to a better development of EU Tax Law should consist on a definition, within its own judicial discipline, of the material principles of Tax Justice. We cannot expect to make progress in the technical development of the community tax rules and in the enlargement of their scope of action, without having previously defined certain taxation parameters. These, in turn, could be seen as a reassurance by the taxpayers of the various Member States of the European Union regarding its tax rules. It should be able to define some principles that were somewhat similar to those included in the Constitutions or the Constitutional Law of the various member States.Keywords: law, European Union, states, tax justice, European taxpayers.Resumen: Una de las cuestiones preliminaries básicas que contribuirían a un mejor desarrollo del Derecho Tributario de la Unión Europea, sería la concreción de una definición, sin perjuicio de su propia disciplina jurisprudencial, de los principios materiales de justicia tributaria. No podemos pretender progresar en el desarrollo técnico de las normas tributarias comunitarias y en una ampliación del alcance de su actuación sin haber definido previamente ciertos parámetros tributarios. Éstos, a su vez, podrían verse como una garantía para los contribuyentes de los Estados miembros de la Unión Europea con respecto a sus Ordenamientos jurídico-tributarios internos. Esto podría desembocar en la definición de algunos principios que en cierto modo serían paralelos a los recogidos en las Constituciones de los Estados miembros.Palabras clave: derecho, Unión Europea, estados, justicia tributaria, contribuyentes europeos.


Taxes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 13-16
Author(s):  
Mikhail N. Sadchikov ◽  

The principle of justice is the principle of the entire system of law. The principle of fair taxation is the one of the basic principles of tax law. It is crucial question to find out the content of this principle. To author opinion there is public justice taxation but not individual fair taxation. That is to say, the taxation is unfair for individual sometime but it is fair taxation for social purposes. The public fair taxation principle is based on the tax sovereignty and it is generated by democracy. The article discusses the difference in the content of this principle in different states. For example it can be find out from different approaches of states to the progressive taxation question.


2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 71-81
Author(s):  
Karina Ponomareva

Subject. The principles of subsidiarity proportionality, which serve as the basic principles fordetermining the competence of integration associations, are considered in the article.Aim. The aim of this paper is to analyse the place and the importance of Member States’ obligationsderiving from the EU legal order in order to address the relationships between EU lawand national tax law, as well as to analyse the practice of using of principles of subsidiarity andproportionality by the highest courts of the Russian Federation as a federal state.Methodology. The author uses methods of theoretical analysis, particularly the theory ofintegrative legal consciousness, as well as legal methods, including formal legal method andcomparative law.Results, scope. The exercise of power by the European Union in the areas of shared competencemust respect the principle of subsidiarity. The founding Treaties make clear thatsubsidiarity is a legal enforceable legal principle. However. the case law of the EuropeanCourt of Justice reveals that the enforcement of subsidiarity as a judicial principle has beenineffective.The article examines cross-border loss relief for group companies in the context of EuropeanUnion law and considers how this has affected Member States such as the UK. Thecase law of the Court of Justice is then analysed in an attempt to assess whether some ofthe principles set out in these legislative initiatives found their way to Member State lawsthrough the Court's jurisprudence. Following this, the judicial and legislative response tothe Marks & Spencer judgment in the UK are critically assessed.The practical suggestions are looking at developing EU compatible tax principles to be appliedto cross-border taxation within the EU.Having considered the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality in the context of interactionbetween integration and national tax law, the author suggests directions for improvingthe practice of integration tax law. The supranational judicial authority should dwell onthe position that only those differences that are directly based on the origin of the incomeor nationality of the taxpayer can be justified on the basis of restrictions on fundamentalfreedoms.Conclusions. The author comes to the conclusion that a co-ordinated approach to crossborder tax is essential. The effectiveness of integration tax law will largely depend on how the ratio of the norms of integration and national law in the tax jurisdiction of the Union and member states will be formed. However, historically direct tax has been viewed by Member States as central to national sovereignty.


2020 ◽  
pp. 165-199
Author(s):  
Jeferson Teodorovicz

RESUMOO presente estudo investiga a problemática da evasão tributária frente à determinação da base de cálculo do imposto sobre transmissão de bens imóveis (ITBI), de competência municipal e distrital no Brasil, a partir de revisão bibliográfica, legislativa e jurisprudencial. O método adotado no presente trabalho aproxima-se do dedutivo, sem, porém, afastar-se de pontuações indutivas – inclusive com considerações críticas ao objeto de investigação. Particularmente, o ponto central da pesquisa refere-se à análise de medidas de combate à evasão tributária adotadas pela administração tributária municipal no que tange à simulação frente ao ITBI na legislação tributária brasileira, especialmente considerando-se alternâncias legais – e infralegais - na consideração da base de cálculo do imposto. Concluiu-se que, embora as medidas legais e infralegais adotadas para combater as práticas evasivas fiscais colaborem, se respeitados certos limites, à racionalização e à eficiência da tributação, sobretudo para averiguar a efetiva manifestação de capacidade contributiva do contribuinte, de modo geral, por outro lado, tal esforço arrecadatório não deve relativizar o respeito aos princípios basilares do Direito Tributário Brasileiro, no qual o princípio da reserva da lei em matéria tributária ou princípio da tipicidade tributária se eleva no âmbito da determinação da base de cálculo do ITBI.PALAVRAS-CHAVEITBI; evasão tributária; base de cálculo; tipicidade tributária. ABSTRACTThe present study investigates the problem of tax evasion considering the determination of the calculation basis for the Transmission of Immovable Property Tax (Imposto de Transmissão de Bens Imóveis - ITBI), with municipal and district jurisdiction in Brazil, based on bibliographical, legislative and jurisprudential review. The adopted method in the present research is close to the deductive one, without, however, departing from inductive scores – including critical considerations to the object of this investigation. In particular, the focus of the research is the analysis of measures to combat tax evasion adopted by the municipal tax administration regarding the simulation of ITBI in the Brazilian tax legislation, especially examining the legal and non-legal changes in the consideration of the tax calculation basis. It was concluded that, although the legal and infralegal measures adopted to combat tax evasion collaborate, if certain limits are respected, to the rationalization and efficiency of taxation, especially to verify the effective manifestation of contributory capacity, generally, on the other hand, such a tax collection effort should not relativize respect for the basic principles of Brazilian Tax Law, in which the principle of law reservation in tax matters or principle of tax typicity is raised in the scope of determination of the calculation basis of ITBI.KEYWORDSITBI; tax evasion; calculation basis; tax typicity.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Brade

More and more individuals are exposed to various measures imposed on them by public authorities. Nearly all areas of life are affected, for example environment law, tax law or social law. Basic constitutional law clearly states that the accumulation of infringements should be taken seriously. But what does that mean exactly? This analysis first addresses the conditions which allow such measures to be ‘accumulated’. Secondly, it shows how such ‘additive’ interferences with fundamental rights can be worked with. It thus recommends modifying a conventional examination of this issue, which only considers each infringement separately. The logical consequence of this is that the concept of legal protection must become more open in order to measure the impact of multiple infringements.


2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 235-247
Author(s):  
Nabitatus Sa'adah

Abstract This study aims to find out about the constitutional court as a guardian of democracy and the constitution especially in carrying out constitutional review. The research method used is normative legal research. The results of the study show that there are several limitations to the authority of the Constitutional Court as guardians of constitutional values and democracy, especially in conducting judicial review, these boundaries become a sign for the Constitutional Court to decide upon a judicial review so that it can produce decisions in line with the spirit of democracy Parameters or reference basis for the Constitutional Court to determine whether or not constitutional law is not only based on what is written in the constitution but also based on basic principles are not written, because the basic principles are not written and moral values ideal politics, also included in the unwritten constitution. Keywords: Constitutional Court, Democracy, Institutional Review. Abstrak Penelitian ini bertujuan utnuk mengetahui mahkamah konstitusi sebagai pengawal demokrasi dan konstitusi khususnya dalam menjalankan constitutional review. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian hukum normatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa Ada beberapa batasan atas kewenangan Mahkamah Konstitusi sebagai pengawal nilai-nilai konstitusi dan demokrasi, khususnya dalam melakukan judicial review , batasan-batasan tersebut menjadi rambu bagi Mahkamah Konstitusi untuk memutus permohonan atas judicial review sehingga dapat menghasilkan putusan yang sejalan dengan semangat demokrasi Parameter atau dasar rujukan bagi Mahkamah Konstitusi untuk menentukan konstitusional tidaknya suatu undang-undang tidak hanya didasarkan pada apa yang tertulis dalam undang-undang dasar tetapi juga didasarkan pada prinsip-prinsip dasar tidak tertulis, sebab prinsip-prinsip dasar tidak tertulis dan nilai-nilai moral politik yang ideal, juga termasuk dalam konstitusi tidak tertulis. Kata Kunci: Mahkamah Konstitusi, Demokrasi, Comtitutional Review.


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