Topics Covered
Block 1:
- Types of treaty anti-abuse rules
- Anti-fragmentation rules on PE
- Anti-contract splitting
- Beneficial ownership
- Dividend stripping
- Limitation on benefits
- Principal purpose test
- Switch-over rules
- Substance over form
Block 2: The impact of treaty anti abuse rules on corporate tax structuring
- Illustration on practical implication of some anti-abuse rules in corporate tax structuring, focussing in particular on the principal purpose test
Block 3: Cases
- Cases illustrating the impact of anti-abuse rules in corporate tax structuring
Learning Objectives
After this module, the participants will be able to:
- Identify different types of treaty anti-abuse rules
- Differentiate the role of, and the relation between, different types of anti-abuse rules
- Determine the relationship between tax treaties and domestic provisions
- Examine implications of treaty (and domestic) anti-abuse rules from a corporate tax structuring perspective
Instructors
- Hans Pijl, IBFD
- Carlos Gutiérrez Puente, IBFD
Field of study
Who should participate
This webinar would benefit tax professionals working in multinational groups, tax and legal advisory firms and governments:
- Inhouse tax professionals and advisers looking to assess whether and how anti-abuse rules are applicable to corporate tax structures
- Legal professionals assessing the risk of tax controversy associated with tax structures
- Government officials reviewing and auditing the application of anti-abuse rules to corporate tax structures
Course level and prerequisites
This is an intermediate-level webinar. Participants in this webinar are expected to have at least 3 to 5 years of experience in international tax and are familiar with the key concepts of international tax law.
Advance preparation
No advance preparation is needed. Participants are expected to be familiar with the key concepts of international tax law.
Interactive webinar – “Group Internet Based” (live webinar only)
During live webinars, it is possible to interact with the presenters via a chat message function. Please note that questions are answered based on relevance, order of receipt and available time. Additionally, participants in the live webinar are invited to answer poll questions. Participants will also have access to the on-demand version for a further 12 months from the live date.
Date of live broadcast: 13 Oct 2022
On-demand webinar
On-demand webinars are intended for individual self-study only. Unlike live webinars, they are not open to interactive participation nor do they offer the assistance of a real-time instructor. Access to on-demand webinars is granted for a period of 12 months.
Continuing Professional Education
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