This paper examines the investments made by China in key African countries and analyses the effects of such investment on the tax base of such African countries. The aim of this analysis is to determine whether the costs of such investment are commensurate to the benefits derived, or to be...

The Department of Finance (Canada) appointed an Advisory Panel on Canada’s System of International Taxation (the ‘Advisory Panel’) to review and recommend changes to Canada’s international tax regime. This report provides background research to assist the Advisory Panel with its...

This chapter reviews empirical evidence from China that bears on the general theory of the income taxation of state-owned enterprises (SOEs). Prior theoretical literature has offered three conflicting views of SOE taxation. The first is that SOE taxation is superfluous, because the government...

The main features of China’s current sub-national finance arrangements date back to the 1994 tax reform. China has a multi-level government structure that shares national tax revenues through a system of tax sharing and transfers, and divides spending assignments and responsibilities. Local...

The main features of China’s current sub-national finance arrangements date back to the 1994 tax reform. China has a multi-level government structure that shares national tax revenues through a system of tax sharing and transfers, and divides spending assignments and responsibilities. Local...

By taking the Great Wall of China as an analogy for China's treaty policy, the author considers key aspects of China's treaty network and its implications, and whether or not this constitutes a “Great Fiscal Wall of China.”Cited with the permission of IBFD

U.S. taxpayers and the IRS increasingly have to take into account the interactions between U.S. and foreign laws, but they have paid little attention to the administrative law backgrounds of foreign tax laws. In a growing range of cases, the need for such attention has become urgent. This...

The desirability of doing business in any foreign country may turn on the ability to avoid double taxation. This issue is a serious concern for foreign countries. For example, in China authorities have expressed a willingness to pursue a treaty specifically removing the problem of double...

This article reviews the major elements of the enterprise income tax (EIT) system in China and examines the dynamic relationship between international norms and the local Chinese context. After some introductory remarks, the article discusses the fundamental principles, concepts and structural...

Seven years after its introduction in 2008 with the enactment of the new Chinese Corporate Income Tax Law, the Chinese general anti-avoidance rule (GAAR) has become a complex and incoherent piece of legislation. Despite its current shortcomings, the international impact of the Chinese GAAR is...