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Contributors |
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Preface |
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Chapter 1 Time and Distributive Rules in Tax Treaties |
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1 | (1) |
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1.02 Business Profits and Employment Income: Activities Versus Cash Flow (Articles 7 and 15 OECD Model) |
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A Bilateral Cases: Income from Employment (Article 15 OECD Model) |
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B Bilateral Cases: Business Profits (Article 7 OECD Model) |
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C Employment Income/Business Income and Changes of Residence |
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7 | (1) |
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1.03 Capital Gains: Accrual Versus Realization (Article 13 OECD Model) |
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8 | (3) |
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11 | (2) |
Chapter 2 Temporal Aspects of Passive Income under DTCs: Some Examples Based on Dutch Case Law |
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13 | (14) |
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13 | (1) |
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2.02 The Dutch Compartmentalization Doctrine |
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14 | (1) |
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2.03 Temporal Aspects of Passive Income under DTCs |
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15 | (6) |
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A The Dutch Compartmentalization Doctrine and DTCs |
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15 | (1) |
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16 | (2) |
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16 | (1) |
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16 | (1) |
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17 | (1) |
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18 | (5) |
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18 | (1) |
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18 | (1) |
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19 | (1) |
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4 Loss of Tax-Treaty Residence Status |
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20 | (1) |
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21 | (1) |
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2.05 Interest and Royalty Income |
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21 | (2) |
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23 | (1) |
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23 | (1) |
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2.07 Relief from Double Taxation |
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24 | (2) |
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26 | (1) |
Chapter 3 Double Tax Relief and Time |
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27 | (18) |
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27 | (1) |
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27 | (1) |
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3.02 Double Tax Relief for Income |
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28 | (1) |
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29 | (2) |
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A Mismatches of Taxable Events |
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29 | (1) |
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B Consequential Mismatches |
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30 | (1) |
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31 | (2) |
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A Division of Profit into Annual Amounts |
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31 | (1) |
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31 | (2) |
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3.05 Timing of Receipts and Expenses |
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33 | (1) |
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A Allocation of Profit over Time |
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33 | (1) |
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B Timing Differences and Withholding Taxes |
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33 | (1) |
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34 | (1) |
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3.07 Currency Exchange Issues |
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35 | (2) |
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A Payments Subject to Withholding Tax |
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35 | (1) |
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B PE Profit and Currency Issues |
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36 | (1) |
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C Geographical Source of Exchange Rate Gains and Losses |
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36 | (1) |
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37 | (6) |
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A Treaty Obligation to Grant DTR |
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37 | (2) |
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B Timing of the Tax Charge under Treaties |
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39 | (1) |
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C Assigning a Time to Income for Treaty Purposes |
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39 | (2) |
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40 | (1) |
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40 | (1) |
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D Start and End of Treaty |
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41 | (5) |
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1 Different Starting and Ending Dates |
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42 | (1) |
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2 Replacement of a Treaty |
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42 | (1) |
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43 | (2) |
Chapter 4 Timing Issues in the Application of Tax Treaties: Changes in the Applicable Treaty Law |
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45 | (14) |
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4.01 Introductory Remarks |
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45 | (1) |
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4.02 Rules Addressing Entry Into Force and Termination in the OECD Model |
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46 | (13) |
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46 | (5) |
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47 | (2) |
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49 | (1) |
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3 Rules Addressing the Succession of Tax Treaties |
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49 | (2) |
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B Selected Issues Related to the Interpretation of Temporal Rules in the OECD Model |
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51 | (9) |
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1 Timing Issues Arising from Differences in Domestic Laws of the Contracting States |
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51 | (2) |
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2 Timing Issues Arising from Distributive Rules |
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53 | (3) |
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3 Timing Issues Arising from Procedural Rules |
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56 | (3) |
Chapter 5 Timing Disadvantages and Tax Treaty Non-discrimination |
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59 | (18) |
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59 | (1) |
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60 | (10) |
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60 | (5) |
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60 | (2) |
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62 | (2) |
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3 Procedural Early Burdens |
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64 | (1) |
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65 | (12) |
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1 Deductibility of Expenses |
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65 | (2) |
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2 Timing Issues in Relation to Loss Set-Off |
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67 | (3) |
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5.03 The Scope of Application of the Different Paragraphs of OECD Model Article 24 |
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70 | (2) |
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5.04 Conclusions and Remedies |
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72 | (5) |
Chapter 6 Value of Precedents in EU Direct Tax Law |
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77 | (30) |
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6.01 The Role of the CJEU in Shaping EU Direct Tax Law |
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77 | (4) |
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A CJEU Action in Direct Tax Law |
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77 | (2) |
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B Challenges in the Field of Direct Taxation |
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79 | (2) |
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6.02 Reasoning Using Prior Decisions |
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A Reliance on Prior Decisions |
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81 | (11) |
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81 | (1) |
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82 | (2) |
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3 Following Schumacker's Tracks |
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84 | (1) |
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84 | (1) |
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86 | (1) |
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c Wallentin, Commission v Estonia, Kieback and X |
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88 | (1) |
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d D, Turpeinen, Lakebrink, and Others |
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90 | (1) |
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e Other Lines of Case Law Arising out of Scluunacker: Manninen and ACT GL |
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91 | (1) |
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B Departures from Prior Judgments |
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92 | (18) |
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1 Reasons for Departing from Prior Decisions |
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93 | (2) |
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2 Techniques for Moving Away from Existing Case Law |
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95 | (1) |
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95 | (1) |
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101 | (3) |
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104 | (3) |
Chapter 7 Temporal Aspects of CJEU Judgments Related to Tax Matters |
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107 | (38) |
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107 | (3) |
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7.02 Effects of the Interpretation Role of the CJEU and Consequences in Tax Matters |
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110 | (10) |
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A Ex Tunc Effects: Implications |
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113 | (4) |
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1 The Moment the EU Law Came into Force |
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113 | (1) |
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2 Ex Tune Effects and Changes in Interpretation |
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113 | (1) |
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3 Ex Tunc Interpretation of Charges and Benefits |
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114 | (1) |
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4 Ex Tune Interpretation of EU Principles of Law |
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115 | (2) |
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B Legal Consequences for Domestic Courts: Applying Preliminary Rulings Ex Tunc |
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117 | (3) |
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120 | (21) |
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A The Starting Point: The TFEU's Lack of Recognition Versus the CJEU's Expansion |
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120 | (2) |
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B Consolidating the Exception Rule: Applying It to Tax Matters |
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122 | (23) |
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1 Elements of the Exception Rule |
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123 | (1) |
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123 | (1) |
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b Single Declaration of the Limitation: Identifying the First Case |
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125 | (1) |
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c Consideration Ex Petitum: Not Ex Officio |
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127 | (1) |
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d Good Faith of Those Concerned and Risk of Serious Difficulties |
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130 | (6) |
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2 The Exception Rule: Application in Tax and Other Matters |
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136 | (5) |
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7.04 Consequences of a Temporal-Effects Limitation |
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141 | (4) |
Chapter 8 Tax Deferral and Fundamental Freedoms: Exit Tax, Foreign Losses, and Withholding Tax |
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145 | (24) |
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145 | (1) |
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8.02 Tax Deferral and the Non-discrimination Test |
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145 | (4) |
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B The Approach by the CJEU |
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148 | (1) |
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149 | (6) |
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A The Two Potential Discriminations and Their Justifications |
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149 | (2) |
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B CJEU Case Law: From Tax Deferral Until Realization to Staggered Payments |
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151 | (3) |
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1 First Phase: Strict Proportionality Test |
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151 | (1) |
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2 Second Phase: Lenient Proportionality Test |
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151 | (2) |
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3 Third Phase: Overruling the First Line of Cases |
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153 | (1) |
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C Reasons for Accepting the Cash-Flow Disadvantage |
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154 | (1) |
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155 | (6) |
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A The Two Discrimination Issues and Their Justifications |
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155 | (2) |
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B CJEU Case Law: No Need for a Deduction-Recapture Rule |
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157 | (2) |
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C Reasons for Accepting the Cash-Flow Disadvantage |
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159 | (2) |
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161 | (4) |
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A The Two Types of Discrimination and Their Justifications |
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161 | (1) |
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B CJEU Case Law: No Tax Deferral |
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162 | (1) |
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C Reasons for Accepting the Cash-Flow Disadvantage |
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163 | (2) |
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165 | (4) |
Chapter 9 Tax Rules with Retroactive Effect Versus Legal Certainty and Legitimate Expectations |
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169 | (14) |
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169 | (1) |
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9.02 Principle of the Protection of Legitimate Expectations |
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B Only 'A Prudent and Circumspect Trader' May Invoke the Principle of the Protection of Legitimate Expectations |
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170 | (2) |
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9.03 EU and National Legislation with Retroactive Effect |
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172 | (9) |
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A Substantive EU Rules with Retroactive Effect |
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172 | (1) |
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B Procedural EU Rules with Retroactive Effect |
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173 | (1) |
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C EU Case Law Concerning National Legislation with Retroactive Effect |
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173 | (3) |
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D Legislation Immediately Entering into Force; Transitional Provisions on the Basis of the Principle of the Protection of Legitimate Expectations |
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176 | (5) |
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Chapter 10 Tax, Time, and the Merger Directive |
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183 | (14) |
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183 | (1) |
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10.02 Qualification under Article 2 MD: Kofoed |
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184 | (2) |
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10.03 Tax Avoidance: Minimum Holding Period |
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186 | (3) |
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10.04 Double Taxation: 3D I Srl |
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189 | (1) |
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10.05 Safeguarding the Financial Interests of the Member States and Taxation of Gains: Marc Lassus |
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190 | (5) |
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Chapter 11 The Temporal Application of State Aid Rules to Domestic Tax Measures: A Sensitive Matter |
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197 | (16) |
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197 | (1) |
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11.02 The Time Frame of EU State Aid Review |
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198 | (4) |
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198 | (1) |
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B Conflicts and Tensions with National Procedural Tax Rules |
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199 | (3) |
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11.03 Temporal Issues Raised by the Recovery of Aid |
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A The Consequences of the Passage of Time on the Calculation of the Aid to Be Recovered |
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B Legal Uncertainty and Recovery of Unlawful Aid |
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205 | (4) |
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11.04 The Objective of the Commission: Pursuing a New Tax Agenda? |
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209 | (2) |
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211 | (2) |
Chapter 12 Effective Legal Remedies and Fair Trial in Tax and Time |
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213 | (26) |
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213 | (1) |
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214 | (11) |
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A The European Convention of Human Rights |
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215 | (5) |
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1 The Right to a Fair Trial |
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2 The Right to an Effective Remedy |
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219 | (1) |
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B The Charter of Fundamental Rights |
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220 | (5) |
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1 General Principles, the Charter, and the ECHR: The Right of the Defence |
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222 | (3) |
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225 | (13) |
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A Safeguards: Procedural Autonomy |
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227 | (14) |
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1 Claims Based on Improper or Non-timely Implementation of a Directive |
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228 | (1) |
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2 Principle of Equivalence |
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229 | (1) |
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230 | (2) |
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4 Principle of Effectiveness |
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232 | (3) |
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5 'Reasonable Time': An Unambiguous Concept? |
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235 | (2) |
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237 | (1) |
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238 | (1) |
Chapter 13 The Constitutional Limits of Retroactivity in Tax Law |
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239 | (32) |
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13.01 The Classic Distinction at the Heart of Retroactivity |
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239 | (2) |
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13.02 Juridical Retroactivity |
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241 | (19) |
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A The Value of the Principle of Non-retroactivity in Luxembourg |
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241 | (8) |
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241 | (1) |
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242 | (4) |
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246 | (3) |
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B Looking Outside Luxembourg's Borders |
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249 | (9) |
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1 The Situation in Belgium |
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249 | (5) |
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2 The Situation in Germany |
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254 | (4) |
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C Conclusions for Luxembourg |
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258 | (2) |
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13.03 Economic Retroactivity |
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260 | (6) |
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A An Iterative Look Beyond Luxembourg's Borders |
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260 | (12) |
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1 Legislative Freedom in Belgium |
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260 | (2) |
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2 A Restricted Framework in Germany |
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262 | (2) |
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3 Conclusions on Economic Retroactivity for Luxembourg |
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264 | (2) |
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13.04 Retrospectivity of Tax Law |
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266 | (3) |
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269 | (2) |
Chapter 14 Time and Tax: Constitutional Versus Economic Perspectives |
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271 | (24) |
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271 | (1) |
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14.02 Elements of Taxation Timing |
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272 | (2) |
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A Substantive Rules: When to Impose Tax |
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272 | (1) |
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B Procedural Rules: When to Collect Tax |
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273 | (1) |
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C Transition Rules: The Effect of Rule Changes |
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273 | (1) |
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14.03 The Constitutional Perspective(s) on Taxation Timing |
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274 | (10) |
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A Equal Treatment and the Ability-to-Pay Principle |
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274 | (4) |
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B The Rule of Law and Right to Property: Limits on Retroactive Taxation |
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278 | (5) |
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C Legal Certainty, Reliance, and Protection of Legitimate Expectations: Limits to Retrospective Taxation and the Need for Transition Relief |
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283 | (1) |
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14.04 Law and Economics Perspective(s) and Tools |
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284 | (4) |
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A Societal Welfare Versus Public Choice Theory |
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284 | (2) |
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B Efficiency Versus Equity |
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286 | (1) |
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C Incentives, Indirect Effects, and Incidence |
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287 | (1) |
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14.05 Economics Perspectives on Taxation Timing |
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288 | (5) |
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A When to Impose Tax: The 'Right' Tax Base and Timing of 'Realization' |
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288 | (2) |
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B When to Collect Tax: A Proposal for Retrospective Taxation |
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290 | (2) |
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C Transition Rules: The Case Against Relief |
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292 | (1) |
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293 | (2) |
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