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International Taxation of E-commerce Business Income

Article by: Dr. Dennis Ndonga (Lecturer, Murdoch University Australia) The rapid growth of cross-border e-commerce has challenged the…

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The Nexus between Tax Treaties, Transfer Pricing and BEPS. Lessons for African Tax Policy…

Paper by: Cephas Makunike Tax is a sustainable tool for domestic revenue mobilisation for governments to fund public services. Revenue

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Assessment of the Taxpayer Compliance Strategies Used by Tanzania Revenue Authority

Paper by: Tshepo Banda Tanzania has made considerable investment in legislative tax reforms, taxpayer education programs, tax enforcement…

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Double Tax Treaties: An Introduction

Paper by: Reuven S. Avi-Yonah The existing network of over 2,500 bilateral double tax treaties (DTTs) represents an important part

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SOUTH AFRICA – Tax revenues from the digital economy – Peter Dachs (ENSAfrica)

International tax law principles deal with the allocation to various jurisdictions of taxing rights in respect of the business profits

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SOUTH AFRICA – The Taxation of International (non-resident) Sportspersons in South Africa –…

A critical analysis of the relevance of the OECD Model article 17 in Double Tax Agreements from a South African

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South Africa – VAT implications of intra-group finance transactions – by Robert Gad, Megan…

Recently, we have been asked to consider an often overlooked VAT exposure, namely, the potential taxable supplies involved in low

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South Africa – a snapshot of the latest tax developments in South Africa by ENS

Tax Court of South Africa, Cape Town | CM v CSARS (TAdm 0035/2019) the Applicant sought default judgment against SARS

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An analysis of the South African general anti-avoidance rules: Exploring Australian judicial…

The decisions of recent Australian case law relating to the general anti-avoidance regime was cause for concern among the Australian

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TP Lecture week 2.2 – Legal Framework

Follow the curriculum – Reading: For a useful comparative tool on TP country-by-country, look at: https://www.lexology.com/navigator# and…

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TP Lecture week 2.1 – Legal Framework

Live tutorial materials: Follow the curriculum – Reading: For a useful comparative tool on TP country-by-country, look at:…

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TP Lecture week 1 – TP Legal Framework

General background summary reading for a FULL overview of TP, in this order, which should be your ongoing reading during

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TP judgments in Africa – as at Nov 2019

Here is a list of the current cases: The first Ghana TP case – TP Ghana JUDGMENT IN TAX APPEAL CASE

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Tax risk management free pdf book

by Dr Daniel N Erasmus PhD EA USTCP Int’l Tax Attorney Tax Risk Management is more relevant than

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Supporting documents to the TP Introduction and Update Seminar

The Continuing Education Questions are at the bottom of this page. Seminar recordings: Lecture 1 –…

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The IFA MAURITIUS 13th ASIA/AFRICA CONFERENCE 2019

POEM Panel notes: http://iitfconnect.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Poem-Panel-IFA-Mauritius-2019.pptx POEM notes:…

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A creature of statute: A decision about the Tax Court’s power to increase understatement…

In the recent judgment of Purlish Holdings (Proprietary) Limited v The Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service (76/18) [2019]

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S.Africa: Your taxpayer rights – Tax Dispute Resolution principles

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SSRN Research Papers download – Tax Planning and other Papers to download

SSRN Research Papers Congratulations Dr Daniel N Erasmus You are currently in the top…

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S.Africa: Win for the employer: Judgment on the Employment Tax Incentive Act

By CDH Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr – Louis Botha and Louise Kotze In the recent case of ABC (Pty) Ltd v The Commissioner for the

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S.Africa: When must a reportable arrangement be disclosed to SARS?

By Ben Strauss, Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr Attorneys Under the Tax Administration Act, No 28 of 2011 (TAA) persons who enter

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UN tax committee to update to key transfer pricing manual for developing countries

By Julie Martin, Editor, MNE Tax The next edition of the United Nations Practical Manual on Transfer Pricing for Developing Countries will…

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S.Africa: Revenue Service issues interpretation note on headquarter companies

South Africa Report from our correspondent Lutando Mvovo, South Africa Revenue Service issues interpretation note on headquarter companies…

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S.Africa: New VAT regulations for electronic services effective April 2019

New VAT regulations for electronic services effective April 2019 Baker McKenzie – Stephan Spamer and Seelan Moonsamy South Africa November…

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