This book argues that the proliferation of global trade and the
increasing power of free trade arrangements leave income taxes as one
of the few remaining measures that can potentially be used for
protectionist purposes. It analyzes the interaction between the
non-discrimination principles in tax treaties and trade-related
agreements including multilateral (WTO), regional (NAFTA, AANZTA) and
bilateral free trade agreements. The absence of a non-discrimination
obligation with respect to tax measures that apply to non-resident
service providers and to non-resident services may, therefore,
significantly undermine trade obligations. The book clearly reveals
how these tax barriers to trade may unfairly or unnecessarily restrict
trade in services, and puts forward a new, more effective
non-discrimination obligation in tax matters to be included in tax
treaties, one that would more closely parallel the non-discrimination
obligations in trade agreements. The book examines the concept of
non-discrimination in tax matters from several perspectives,
specifically a North American and Australian perspective, as well as a
perspective based on EU (and UK) law, focusing on the interaction
between these legal systems, bilateral tax treaties, regional trade
agreements and, where relevant, the General Agreement on Trade in
Services (GATS). The book explores the possibility of a reciprocal
influence between tax treaties and trade agreements, and poses the
question as to whether tax treaties might do more in providing a
non-discrimination principle in the cross-border trade in services.
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The Role of Tax Treaties
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9789811044069
Publisert
2018
Utgiver
Vendor
Springer
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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