Preface
List of Abbreviations
CHAPTER 1 Introduction
CHAPTER 2 Overview of International Taxation
CHAPTER 3 Examples of Country Tax Systems
CHAPTER 4 Manufacturing
CHAPTER 5 Procurement Companies
CHAPTER 6 Distribution and Regional Sales Companies
CHAPTER 7 Shipping and Air Transport
CHAPTER 8 Value Added Tax
CHAPTER 9 Customs Duties and Tariffs
CHAPTER 10 The Digital Economy
CHAPTER 11 Social Security Taxes
CHAPTER 12 Tax Incentives
CHAPTER 13 Taxation Issues for Dividends and Profit Distributions
CHAPTER 14 Taxation Issues for Funding and Interest Flows
CHAPTER 15 Group Restructures and Taxation Issues for Capital Gains
CHAPTER 16 R&D and Intellectual Property
CHAPTER 17 Treasury and In-House Banking Companies
CHAPTER 18 Group Insurance Companies: Captive Insurance
CHAPTER 19 Taxation Issues for Mergers and Acquisitions
CHAPTER 20 Acquisitions and Sale and Purchase Agreements
CHAPTER 21 Tax Due Diligence for Mergers and Acquisitions
CHAPTER 22 Asset Leasing
CHAPTER 23 Derivatives: Options, Forwards and Swaps
CHAPTER 24 Interest Deductions in Subsidiaries and Thin Capitalisation
CHAPTER 25 Tax Havens and Controlled Foreign Corporations Rule
CHAPTER 26 Introduction to Transfer Pricing
CHAPTER 27 Transfer Pricing Issues for Manufacturing and Distribution
CHAPTER 28 Intangibles and Transfer Pricing
CHAPTER 29 Intra-group Services and Transfer Pricing
CHAPTER 30 Loan Financing, Interest Payments and Transfer Pricing
CHAPTER 31 General Conclusions
CASE STUDIES
CASE STUDY 1 International Tax Issues: Investing into Malaysia
CASE STUDY 2 Permanent Establishments and Sales Activities
CASE STUDY 3 Tax Residence and Domestic Tax Law
CASE STUDY 4 Permanent Establishments and Manufacturing
CASE STUDY 5 Repatriating Profits: Tax Treaties and Domestic Tax Laws
CASE STUDY 6 Asset Acquisitions and Mergers and Acquisitions Planning
CASE STUDY 7 Analysis of Due Diligence Reports for Mergers and Acquisitions
CASE STUDY 8 Group Funding and Treasury Structures
CASE STUDY 9 Manufacturing, Distribution and Group Transfer Pricing
CASE STUDY 10 Group Intellectual Property and Transfer Pricing
APPENDICES
APPENDIX I OECD Model Tax Convention 2014 – Condensed Version
APPENDIX II North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) – Summary
APPENDIX III North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) – Summary of Terms
APPENDIX IV North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) – Extracts
APPENDIX V European Union – Union Customs Code
APPENDIX VI European Union – Union Customs Code
Table of Cases
Table of Statutes and Directives
Table of Treaties and International Agreements
Index