International tax law : offshore tax avoidance in South Africa /

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Author / Creator:Oguttu, Annet Wanyana, author.
Imprint:Cape Town : Juta, 2015.
Description:lxxxviii, 735 pages ; 25 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10224732
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ISBN:9781485101215 (paperback)
1485101212 (paperback)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages xxi-lxi) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • International initiatives to curb international tax avoidance
  • Jurisdiction to tax
  • Curbing tax avoidance by using common-law anti-avoidance doctrines and the general anti-avoidance provisions
  • Curbing tax avoidance resulting from investments in offshore companies
  • Curbing tax avoidance that results from investments in offshore 'protected cell companies'
  • Curbing transfer pricing and thin capitalisation
  • Curbing tax avoidance that results from investing in offshore hybrid entities
  • Curbing tax avoidance resulting from international transactions involving financial instruments
  • Curbing tax avoidance that results from investments in derivative financial instruments
  • Curbing tax avoidance that results from cross-border leasing transactions
  • Curbing tax avoidance that results from investments in offshore trusts
  • Reportable arrangements, the voluntary disclosure programme and legislation to regulate tax practitioners
  • Challenges posed by e-commerce to the curbing of international tax avoidance
  • Curbing tax avoidance that results from the abuse of tax treaties: treaty shopping
  • Curbing tax avoidance that emanates from the abuse of tax-sparing provisions in tax treaties
  • The role of international co-operation in preventing tax avoidance and evasion: exchange of information on tax matters
  • The role of international co-operation in preventing tax evasion: assistance in the collection of taxes
  • The role of exchange controls in limiting the out-flow of capital to offshore jurisdictions.