2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas W. Kollruss

Abstract Member states often try to restrict cross-border debt financing in multinational groups. The pending Swedish case, Lexel AB, C-484/19, is a prime example. The Swedish tax law operates with a vague legal concept of tax abuse that is completely inappropriate to identify tax-abusive financing and disadvantages only foreign groups. This paper analyzes the Swedish rules on interest limitation in affiliated groups (C-484/19), which refers to substantial tax benefits, against the background of the European Union law and the finance theory. In this regard, a breach of European Union law can be found. This also applies to the current Swedish tax law. Moreover, the interest limitation rules are analyzed from the background of the principles of finance theory, particularly the interest coverage ratio (ICR). In this context, a comparative analysis is carried out between the Swedish rules and the Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive (ATAD) provision (Art. 4). Adequate regulations on the limitation of interest should cope with the problem of profit shifting, also preserve the freedom of financing, particularly in multinational groups, and should not contain any difference in treatment between domestic and foreign groups.


Teisė ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 76 ◽  
pp. 161-175
Author(s):  
Mindaugas Lukas

Šioje pirmojoje iš dviejų publikacijoje tęsiama mokslo darbų „Teisė“ 72 tome publikuotame autoriaus straipsnyje „Valstybės konkurencijos mokesčiais teisiniai aspektai“ pradėta valstybių konkurencijos mo­kesčiais analizė, kuria siekiama išgryninti svarbiausius šio reiškinio teisinio vertinimo pagrindus. Straips­nyje iš pradžių aptariama, kokios tipinės valstybės mokesčių ir ne tik mokesčių teisės aktų nuostatos gali būti identifikuojamos kaip valstybės dalyvavimo pasaulinėse lenktynėse mokesčiais ir dėl mokesčių formos ir instrumentai, vėliau analizuojama teisines prielaidas šiam reiškiniui bei atitinkamiems valsty­bės įgaliotų institucijų norminiams ir administraciniams sprendimams sudaranti ar juos ribojanti nacionalinė teisinė aplinka. Antrojoje straipsnio dalyje pirmiau minėtos valstybių konkuravimo mokesčiais ir dėl mokesčių konkuravimo formos, instrumentai ir valstybių laisvė priimti savarankiškus sprendimus bus įvertinami tipinių dvigubo apmokestinimo išvengimo sutarčių nuostatų bei Europos Sąjungos tei­sės kontekste. Svarbiausias šių publikacijų tikslas parodyti, kad esama kriterijų, kurie minėtas teisines valstybių konkurencijos mokesčiais ir dėl mokesčių išraiškas leidžia apibūdinti ne tik ekonomiškai – kaip žalingas ar naudingas, ar politiškai – kaip sąžiningas ar nesąžiningas, bet ir teisiniu aspektu – kaip tei­sėtas ar neteisėtas. In this first of two publications analysis of the phenomenon of international tax competition, which began in author’s article “Legal side of common aspects of international tax competition”, published in journal “Law” vol. 72, is continued. Article starts with description of typical legal provisions, that are usu­ally considered to be legal landmarks which identify level and scope of state’s involvement in interna­tional tax competition, and deals with national legal background, that empowers or, on the opposite – restricts use and effects of those provisions or various administrative practices. Following article will consider aforementioned provisions in the context of typical provisions of double tax conventions and European Union law. Main aim of whole analysis is to show that there are certain more or less explicit criteria, that enables to describe international tax competition not only economically – as harmful or useful, or politically – as fair or unfair, but also legally – as legal or illegal.


2019 ◽  
pp. 155-168
Author(s):  
Dominik J. Gajewski

The objective of this paper is the analysis of the influence of European Union legal regulations, as well as international tax law on the development of tax law applicable to holding companies. It is particularly relevant for entities – holding companies conducting cross-border operation within the European Union. Currently, international holding companies create their tax strategies using internal domestic legal reg ulations, EU tax law, and international tax law (based on numerous agreements on avoiding double taxation). This contributes to creating tax optimisation policies that frequently boil down to international tax avoidance. Undoubtedly, the judicial decisions of the Court of Justice of the European Union have also influenced the development of tax law applicable to holding companies. Due to the lack of harmonisation of tax law applicable to international holding companies, the Court of Justice endeavours to support the processes of standardisation of the tax systems that these entities are covered by.


Author(s):  
Damian Chalmers ◽  
Gareth Davies ◽  
Giorgio Monti

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 312
Author(s):  
Shkumbin Asllani

In today’s international taxation most of the developing countries enter into tax treaties which are drafted in line with the OECD MC to eliminate double taxation. Yet, is well-known fact that tax treaties in practice are abused by tax payers, therefore, majority of states have introduce legislation specifically designed to prevent tax avoidance and protect their domestic interests. In legal practice and literature the act of overriding international tax treaties and denying treaty benefits in favour of domestic law provisions threatens main principle of international law and therefore is questionable to what extend the relationship between domestic law and international tax treaty agreements bridges the international norms.


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