Article 13 of the OECD Model tax treaty allows a source country to retain taxing rights on capital gains realized by non-residents on the sale of real (immovable) property in the source country. Recently, it has been modified to incorporate a further rule that has long been a feature of the UN...

While the calculation of taxable income under Australian income tax law is similar to the calculation of net profits under accounting standards, there are some fundamental differences between the two systems. These derive in part from the structure of the legislation, in part from the...

Civil law scholars often assume there are general differences in the approaches taken to the interpretation of income tax laws in civil law jurisdictions and common law jurisdictions. However, these differences may be dwarfed by the different approaches taken by two camps within the common law...