The Committee's planned international tax reform draft (Draft) will undoubtedly suggest some transition from the present deferral system to some other system. As an integral part of that transition, it is expected as well that the Draft will impose taxation on all “accumulated deferred foreign...

This concise submission shows that from many tax policy standpoints a residence-based tax system would be significantly better than a territorial-based tax system. Policy issues mentioned include:-- competitiveness, -- broadening of the tax base so the rate can be lowered,-- domestic job loss--...

This book is the first collection of independent legal scholarship exploring the relationship between tax, law and the quest for human development. While acknowledging fully the challenge of tax competition in a global economy, this book rejects calls to end taxation of mobile capital even if...

The new Personal Income Tax Law came into force in January 2007. The main changes with respect to the previous regulation are the new tax treatment of personal and family circumstances and saving returns. This study aims to quantify the overall effect of the reform on tax revenue and to assess...

This paper was developed after an invitation to discuss environmental tax reform within the context of the indirect tax reform PEC 45/19 now considered in Brazil. Following to a public consultation hearing at the Chamber of Deputies, the author was invited to present suggested changes to the...

The globalization of financial markets has required the use of common reporting standards, notably the IFRSs. These are impacting the accounting systems of many countries. However, accounting systems are also often used for national tax reporting. This creates a divergence in the reporting needs...

Canadian National Report prepared for the Vienna University of Economics and Business, Conference on tax secrecy and transparency, Rust, Austria, July, 2012. The aim of the project is to assess how different countries regard the treatment of tax information and tax secrecy. Topics include the...