Preface and Acknowledgment |
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Chapter 1 Double Taxation |
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1 | (16) |
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1.1 Definition of and Reasons for International Juridical Double Taxation |
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1 | (1) |
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1.2 Mechanisms for the Avoidance of Double Taxation |
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2 | (11) |
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1.2.1 Unilateral Mechanisms for the Avoidance of Double Taxation |
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3 | (2) |
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1.2.2 EU Measures for the Avoidance of Double Taxation |
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5 | (1) |
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1.2.2.1 The Parent-Subsidiary Directive |
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5 | (1) |
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1.2.2.2 The Interest and Royalty Directive |
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6 | (1) |
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1.2.2.3 The Merger Directive |
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6 | (1) |
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1.2.2.4 The Savings Directive |
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7 | (1) |
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1.2.2.5 Deficiencies of the Directives |
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8 | (1) |
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1.2.3 Bilateral Agreements for the Avoidance of Double Taxation |
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8 | (1) |
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1.2.3.1 Reduction of Taxation in the Source State |
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8 | (1) |
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1.2.3.2 Reduction of Taxation in the Residence State |
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9 | (1) |
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1.2.3.3 Dual Residence Taxation |
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9 | (1) |
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1.2.3.4 Deficiencies in the Avoidance of Double Taxation by Treaties |
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10 | (1) |
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1.2.3.5 Timing Mismatches |
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11 | (1) |
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1.2.3.6 Qualification Conflicts |
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12 | (1) |
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1.3 Tax Planning to Avoid Double Taxation |
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13 | (2) |
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13 | (1) |
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1.3.2 Making Taxes Creditable |
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14 | (1) |
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15 | (2) |
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Chapter 2 Economic Double Taxation as an Obstacle to Cross-Border Investments |
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17 | (34) |
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17 | (2) |
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2.2 Economic Double Taxation versus Juridical Double Taxation in the Context of Double Tax Treaties |
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19 | (1) |
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2.3 International Economic Double Taxation in a Direct Tax Context |
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20 | (27) |
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2.3.1 Dividend Distributions |
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20 | (3) |
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23 | (6) |
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2.3.3 Cross-Border Partnerships |
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29 | (1) |
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2.3.3.1 Economic Double Taxation with Hybrid Entities |
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30 | (1) |
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2.3.3.2 Economic Double Taxation in Reverse Hybrid Situations |
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31 | (1) |
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2.3.3.3 Double Tax Relief in Hybrid Situations |
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32 | (1) |
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33 | (1) |
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2.3.4.1 Example 1: Double Taxation |
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33 | (1) |
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2.3.4.2 Example 2: Double-Nontaxation |
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34 | (1) |
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2.3.4.3 Relief of Double Taxation of the Yield on Hybrid Financial Instruments |
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34 | (3) |
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2.3.5 Thin Capitalization and other Interest Limitation Rules |
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37 | (1) |
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2.3.6 Denial of Compensation of Profits and Losses within a Group of Companies |
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38 | (2) |
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40 | (2) |
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2.3.8 International Solutions to Avoid International Economic Double Taxation in a Direct Tax Context |
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42 | (5) |
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2.4 International Economic Double Taxation in a VAT Context |
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47 | (4) |
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Chapter 3 Double Jeopardy in Criminal Law: Conflicts of Competence and Possible Solutions |
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51 | (12) |
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3.1 Elements of Territorial Jurisdiction |
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52 | (5) |
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3.1.1 The Principle of Territoriality |
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52 | (1) |
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52 | (1) |
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3.1.1.2 Challenges and Extensions |
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53 | (1) |
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3.1.2 Jurisdiction in Cases Related to a National Citizen ("Principle of Personality:" Personalitatsprinzip) |
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54 | (1) |
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3.1.3 Jurisdiction in Cases Related to National Legal Interests ("Jurisdiction due to National Security:" Staatsschutzprinzip) |
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55 | (1) |
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3.1.4 Jurisdiction in Cases related to International Protected Legal Interests ("Principle of Universal Jurisdiction:" Stellvertretende Strafrechtspflege) |
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56 | (1) |
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3.1.5 Conflicts of Territorial Jurisdiction |
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56 | (1) |
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3.2 Mutual Recognition: The Principle of Ne Bis in Idem, How to Hamper Double Jeopardy |
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57 | (6) |
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58 | (1) |
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59 | (1) |
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60 | (1) |
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61 | (2) |
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Chapter 4 Double Burdens within the European Union: Solutions in other Areas of Law: Constitutional Law |
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63 | (12) |
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4.1 The Constitutional Law Principle of Taxation According to the Ability to Pay: In the Face of International Taxation |
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64 | (5) |
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4.1.1 Principle of Taxation According to the Ability to Pay |
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64 | (1) |
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4.1.2 The Resident Taxpayer with Foreign Source Income |
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64 | (4) |
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4.1.3 The Nonresident Taxpayer with Domestic (Source) Income |
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68 | (1) |
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68 | (1) |
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69 | (1) |
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4.1.6 Withholding Taxation |
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69 | (1) |
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4.2 Taxation in a Federally Structured State |
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69 | (2) |
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4.2.1 Relatively Coherent System of Taxing Powers |
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69 | (1) |
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70 | (1) |
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4.2.3 Lander Legislation and the Federal Constitutional Law Guarantee of Equality |
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70 | (1) |
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4.3 Constitutional Law on Double Taxation and European Tax Law |
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71 | (4) |
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4.3.1 Different Perspectives and Aims |
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71 | (1) |
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4.3.2 Comparison: In Particular with Regard to the Parallel Exercise of Taxing Powers |
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71 | (2) |
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4.3.3 Reconciling the Interest |
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73 | (2) |
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Chapter 5 Double Tax Agreements: Between EU Law and Public International Law |
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75 | (12) |
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75 | (1) |
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5.2 The former Article 293 EC in Context |
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76 | (4) |
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5.3 Why Abolish the Old Article 293 EC? |
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80 | (3) |
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5.4 Double Tax Agreements under Lisbon |
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83 | (2) |
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85 | (2) |
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Chapter 6 The Abolition of Article 293 EC: Comments on Hofmann's Analysis |
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87 | (10) |
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6.1 The Seven Semantic Layers of Article 293 EC |
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88 | (4) |
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6.1.1 Double Taxation Should Be Avoided |
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88 | (1) |
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6.1.2 There is a Duty to Negotiate |
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88 | (1) |
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6.1.3 The Community Has No Authority to Draft an EC Tax Convention |
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89 | (2) |
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6.1.4 Double Taxation is No Issue for the Fundamental Freedoms |
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91 | (1) |
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6.1.5 Prevention of Double Taxation is No Issue for Harmonization |
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91 | (1) |
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6.1.6 Intra-EU Treaty Override is Prohibited |
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92 | (1) |
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6.1.7 Termination of Intra-EU Treaties is Prohibited |
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92 | (1) |
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6.2 The Treaty of Lisbon, its Survivors and Victims |
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92 | (3) |
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93 | (1) |
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6.2.2 Changes in Substance |
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93 | (1) |
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94 | (1) |
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95 | (2) |
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Chapter 7 Double Taxation and European Law: Analysis of the Jurisprudence |
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97 | (40) |
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7.1 Introduction: Discrimination, Disparities and "Double Burdens" |
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97 | (7) |
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7.2 Double Taxation and European Law |
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104 | (19) |
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7.2.1 The Issue: Juridical Double Taxation and the Internal Market |
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104 | (5) |
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7.2.2 "Double Burdens" in Indirect Taxation and Social Security |
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109 | (7) |
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7.2.3 "Double Burdens" in Direct Taxation: From Kerckhaert-Morres to Damseaux |
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116 | (7) |
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7.3 Criticism: Is There No Internal Market in Direct Taxation? |
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123 | (10) |
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7.3.1 Relation to other "Double Burden" Case Law |
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123 | (5) |
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7.3.2 Infringement of Member States' Taxing Powers and Political Sovereignty |
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128 | (2) |
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7.3.3 "Priority Rules" and Asymmetry in the Internal Market |
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130 | (2) |
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132 | (1) |
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7.4 Summary and Conclusions |
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133 | (4) |
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Chapter 8 How European Law Could Solve Double Taxation |
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137 | (20) |
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137 | (4) |
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8.2 Suggestions on How to Avoid the Remaining Double Taxation |
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141 | (14) |
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8.2.1 Equal Treatment of Unequal Situations |
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141 | (2) |
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8.2.2 Principle of Mutual Recognition |
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143 | (1) |
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8.2.3 No Guidance from the EU Directives |
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144 | (1) |
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8.2.3.1 Primary Taxing Right for the State Where the Income was Generated |
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145 | (1) |
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8.2.3.2 Primary Taxing Right for the Residence State of the Recipient of the Payments |
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146 | (2) |
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8.2.3.3 No Analogous Application of the Directives on a Case by Case Basis |
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148 | (1) |
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8.2.4 Tax Treaties as Benchmark for the Division of Taxing Rights |
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148 | (1) |
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8.2.4.1 OCED Model Convention as Guideline |
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149 | (1) |
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8.2.4.2 The Specific Tax Treaty as Guideline |
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150 | (2) |
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8.2.5 Domestic Law of the Residence State |
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152 | (1) |
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8.2.5.1 Equal Treatment Obligation |
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152 | (1) |
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8.2.5.2 Consistency Between own Behavior and Treatment of Others |
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153 | (2) |
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155 | (2) |
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Chapter 9 Passing the Buck Around: Who Is Responsible for Double Taxation?---Comments on Profs. Kofler and Rust's Analysis |
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157 | (10) |
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157 | (1) |
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158 | (3) |
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9.3 Fighting Double Tax Burdens: Mutual Recognition |
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161 | (1) |
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9.4 Fighting Double Tax Burdens: Joint and Several Liability of both States Involved? |
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162 | (1) |
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9.5 Human Rights: the Right to Property |
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163 | (1) |
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9.6 Bilateral Tax Conventions as Guidelines |
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163 | (2) |
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9.7 Manninen (Economical Double Taxation) also a Remedy for Juridical Taxation? |
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165 | (1) |
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166 | (1) |
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166 | (1) |
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Chapter 10 Avoiding a Double Burden within the European Union: Comments on Kofler and Rust's Analysis |
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167 | (20) |
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167 | (4) |
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10.2 The Status of European Law on Double Regulatory and Tax Burdens |
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171 | (3) |
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10.3 Why Double Burdens in the (Income) Tax Area Should Also Be Prohibited |
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174 | (5) |
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10.4 Practical Questions Arising from a Union Law Prohibition of Double Taxation |
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179 | (4) |
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183 | (4) |
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Chapter 11 Double Taxation: Selected Issues of Compatibility with European Law, Multilateral Tax Treaties and CCCTB |
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187 | (24) |
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187 | (2) |
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11.2 Tax Treaties and Double Taxation: Their Critical Features Within the EU Internal Market |
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189 | (3) |
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11.3 Tax Treaties as the Starting Point for a Solution to the Problems of Double Taxation within the EU |
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192 | (5) |
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11.4 The EU MTC: An Updated Overview of Selected Relevant Legal Issues |
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197 | (9) |
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197 | (2) |
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11.4.2 Drafting and Legal Basis of the EU MTC in European Law |
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199 | (3) |
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11.4.3 Selected Issues from the Content of the EU MTC |
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202 | (4) |
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11.5 Introducing CCCTB: The Impact on Tax Treaties and the Repercussions on EU Tax Law |
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206 | (4) |
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210 | (1) |
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Chapter 12 MAP and Arbitration as Remedies for Double Burdens: Evolutionary Law-Making through Procedural Rather Than Substantive Rules? |
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211 | (16) |
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212 | (2) |
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12.2 MAP and Arbitration under the OECD-MC and the European Arbitration Convention |
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214 | (6) |
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215 | (2) |
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12.2.2 Tax Treaty Arbitration |
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217 | (2) |
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12.2.3 Arbitration under the EU Arbitration Convention |
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219 | (1) |
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12.3 Mandatory MAPs and Mandatory Arbitration |
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220 | (1) |
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12.3.1 The Proposal: MAP Complemented by Arbitration |
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220 | (1) |
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220 | (1) |
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12.4 Points in Need of Clarification |
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221 | (5) |
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12.4.1 Excessive Taxation: Violation of Maximum Principle Should trigger Arbitration |
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221 | (1) |
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12.4.2 Substantive Rules? Evolutionary Law-Making! |
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222 | (2) |
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12.4.3 Procedural Aspects |
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224 | (1) |
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12.4.4 Multilateral Procedures? |
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225 | (1) |
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226 | (1) |
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