Course detail

International Tax Systems

FP-FmdsPAcad. year: 2022/2023

Tax Systems. International Taxation of Incomes. Harmonization of Tax Systems in the EU – area of direct taxes, area of indirect taxes, reflexion of EU legal regulations in Czech law. Optimization of the tax burden in the context of international taxation. International Tax Planning. Transfer pricing.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

6

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Knowledge: The student is able to describe current issues and problems connected to tax systems (their establishment, shaping, changes and factors that determine the tax system), they know the legal norms regulating the international taxation of income (the norms of international, EU and domestic law), they can describe the process of international tax planning and determine the tax liability of a tax resident of the Czech Republic with income from abroad and of a tax resident of the Czech Republic with income from sources on the territory of the Czech Republic as well as in more complicated cases (including completing the relevant tax return or report).

Skills: The student is able to comprehensively evaluate the current state and anticipated future developments in the tax field, apply legal norms regulating the international taxation of income, propose steps leading to international tax optimisation, identify risks in the international taxation of income and propose steps toward their elimination, determine the tax liability of tax residents of the Czech Republic receiving various categories of income from abroad, as well as the tax liabilities of tax non-residents of the Czech Republic receiving various categories of income from sources on the territory of the Czech Republic (including completing the relevant tax returns and/or reports).

Abilities: The student can independently solve tasks, the aim of which is international tax optimisation, comprehensively and convincingly convey information concerning the possibilities of international tax optimisation, possible risks and means of their elimination and objectively and rationally justify opinions with reference to the relevant legislation.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of international taxation of income.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The lectures are focused on the introduction of the subject matter as a whole (see the course curriculum). The seminars are focused on practical mastery of the subject presented in lectures with an emphasis on solving complex problems in the international taxation of income (including filling in of tax returns).

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

PASSING THE COURSE

The course is completed with a credit and an exam.

The credit is conditioned by:
a) Active participation at the seminars.
b) Passing of two control credit tests (examples); it is necessary to gain at least 50 % in each credit test.
- 1st test: max. 15 points (70 minutes)
- 2nd test: max. 15 points (70 minutes)

The credit week is reserved for the term of remedial credit tests.

Exam
Examination (written) focused on demonstration of the theoretical knowledge gained (ten open questions – max. 40 points; 4 points per question). (75 minutes). To pass the exam, at least 50 % points shall be reached.

Final classification
The exam is classified according to the ECTS scale.
The final evaluation of the course is influenced by work during the semester (see below).
Maximum possible points in total: 70 points
- credit tests: max. 30 points
- exam test: max. 40 points.

PASSING THE COURSE FOR THE STUDENTS WITH APPROVED INDIVIDUAL STUDY PLAN

Credit: elaboration of partial tasks presented in the e-learning and graduation of two control credit tests (on conditions as stated above).

Exam: on conditions as specified above.

Course curriculum

1. Tax systems and their development - basic terms definitions; tax system determinants; current state and trends; tax systems benchmarking.
2. OECD project against BEPS (Base Erosion and Profit Shifting) - Actions Plans and their impact on tax systems.
3. International Taxation of Incomes - introduction; legal regulation; double tax treaties; their classification, structure, goals, scope and interpretation.
4. Double Tax Treaty applicaiton (Art. 1 - 7 of the OECD Model Convention).
5. Double Tax Treaty application (rules for taxation of active and passive incomes).
6. Double Tax Treaty application - other provisions in DTT and their influence for tax issues (prohibition of discrimination, tax dispute resolution, most-favoured-clause treatment, mixed provisions).
7. EU Tax Law - introduction (primary law; determinants for EU tax law; goals of the EU and her tax policy; EU bodie and their roles for tax area).
8. EU Tax Law - direct taxes I.
9. EU Tax Law - direct taxes II.
10. EU Tax Law - indirect taxes I.
11. EU Tax Law - indirect taxes II.
12. Transfer Pricing - terminology; international, EU and domestic legal regulation.
13. Transfer Pricing - methods for setting a transfer price; selected case-law of Czech Courts related to transfer pricing.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aim of the course is to make students familiar with current trends in the area of international tax systems. Emphasis will be placed on describing the situation in the European Union. As future tax experts, the students will be provided with an overview of the possibilities and difficulties in international tax planning and optimization.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Attendance at lectures is not compulsory. Attendance in seminars is compulsory and active participation on the part of the students is required. Excluding seminars set for the credit tests one absence of a student is tolerated.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

SOJKA, Vlastimil, Monika BARTOŠOVÁ, Pavel FEKAR, Jan MAŠEK, Matěj NEŠLEHA a Ivana VAŇOUSOVÁ. Mezinárodní zdanění příjmů: smlouvy o zamezení dvojího zdanění a zákon o daních z příjmů. 4. vydání. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2017. Daně. ISBN 978-80-7552-688-5. (CS)
SOLILOVÁ, Veronika a Danuše NERUDOVÁ. Transferové ceny: unikátní komplexní zpracování problematiky : praktické pojetí formou případových studií. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2019. ISBN 978-80-7598-169-1. (EN)
NERUDOVÁ, Danuše. Daňová politika v Evropské unii. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2017. Daně. ISBN 978-80-7552-682-3. (CS)
LANG, M. et al. (eds.) Introduction to European Tax Law on Direct Taxation. 2nd ed. Wien: Linde. 223 pgs. ISBN 978-3-7073-1764-0 (EN) (EN)
LANG, M. Introduction to the Law of Double Taxation Conventions. 1st ed. Wien : Linde, 2010. 222 pgs. ISBN 978-3-7073-1714-5 (EN) (EN)
ŠIROKÝ, Jan. Daně v Evropské unii: daňové systémy všech 28 členských států EU, legislativní základy daňové harmonizace včetně judikátů SDEU, společný konsolidovaný základ daně (CCCTB), akční plán BEPS, zdanění finančního sektoru. 7. aktualizované a přepracované vydání. Praha: Leges, 2018. Teoretik. ISBN 978-80-7502-274-5. Dostupné také z: http://www.digitalniknihovna.cz/mzk/uuid/uuid:25662210-69f0-11eb-9d4f-005056827e52 (CS)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

eLearning

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme MGR-UFRP Master's, 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory

  • Programme MGR Master's

    branch MGR-UFRP-D , 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

1. Tax systems and their development - basic terms definitions; tax system determinants; current state and trends; tax systems benchmarking.
2. OECD project against BEPS (Base Erosion and Profit Shifting) - Actions Plans and their impact on tax systems.
3. International Taxation of Incomes - introduction; legal regulation; double tax treaties; their classification, structure, goals, scope and interpretation.
4. Double Tax Treaty applicaiton (Art. 1 - 7 of the OECD Model Convention).
5. Double Tax Treaty application (rules for taxation of active and passive incomes).
6. Double Tax Treaty application - other provisions in DTT and their influence for tax issues (prohibition of discrimination, tax dispute resolution, most-favoured-clause treatment, mixed provisions).
7. EU Tax Law - introduction (primary law; determinants for EU tax law; goals of the EU and her tax policy; EU bodie and their roles for tax area).
8. EU Tax Law - direct taxes I.
9. EU Tax Law - direct taxes II.
10. EU Tax Law - indirect taxes I.
11. EU Tax Law - indirect taxes II.
12. Transfer Pricing - terminology; international, EU and domestic legal regulation.
13. Transfer Pricing - methods for setting a transfer price; selected case-law of Czech Courts related to transfer pricing.

Exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

The content of the seminars is processing the tasks aimed at international taxation of incomes.

eLearning