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 existing international tax principles that are structured
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The Nexus between Tax Treaties, Transfer Pricing and BEPS. Lessons for African Tax Policy Makers and Administrators
Paper by: Cephas Makunike Tax is a sustainable tool for domestic revenue mobilisation for governments to fund public services. Revenue alternatives have been affected by
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 strategies, and increasingly sophisticated systems of tax
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 of international law. The current
ANTI-AVOIDANCE MEASURES OF GENERAL NATURE AND SCOPE-GAAR AND OTHER RULES
Paper by: Guillermo O. Teijeiro Most countries have either judicial or statutory general anti-avoidance rules (GAAR); Argentina enrols in the second group as GAAR are
THE UTILITY OF ADVANCE PRICING AGREEMENTS (APAs)
Paper by: Olamide Akinla Nigeria introduced Transfer PricingTransfer pricing is a fundamental concept in international taxation that defines the pricing methods and rules applied to
Tax Controversy – Impact Of ‘Disruptive’ Digitalization Processes on Taxpayers
In a world that is moving at a fast pace in the light of the “disruptive” digitalization processes happening at the moment, it is essential
NIGERIA – Tax Appeal Tribunal delivers landmark decision on threshold for exported service under Nigerian tax law – Ken Etim, Abimbola Akeredolu, Azeezah Muse-Sadiq, Kemi Ajayi , Oluwatoba Oguntuase and Emmanuel Onyeabor (Banwo & Ighodalo)
The Tax Appeal Tribunal, Lagos Zone (“TAT” or the “Tribunal”), recently held thatservices which flow from service providers in Nigeria to third parties (such as,
SOUTH AFRICA – Tax revenues from the digital economy – Peter Dachs (ENSAfrica)
International tax lawTax laws form the backbone of any nation’s revenue system, setting the rules that govern how individuals and corporations contribute financially to support
PARAGUAY – “Tax treaty overrides: tension between Paraguayan Constitutional Law and the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties. An economic and legal analysis of the feasibility of implementing Double Taxation Treaties with uncertain reciprocity” – Lui Carísimo
DTC are binding agreements between usually two States and thus are governed by Public International Law. In the majority of jurisdictions, the introduction of DTC