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Proportionality and Fair Taxation

Proportionality and Fair Taxation

Author: João Dácio Rolim
Publisher: Kluwer Law International
ISBN: 9789041158383
Published In: October 2014
Format: Hardback , 264 pages
Jurisdiction: International ? Disclaimer:
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Although tax law is the subject of countless books, few concern themselves with elucidating the way tax rules manifest the fundamental principles of reasonableness and proportionality that must guide all tax legislation. This book, focusing on case law in a number of domestic and international jurisdictions, shows clearly how to draw on these principles to bring forth the fairness and efficiency elements in any tax policy or tax dispute.

Case law is the author’s chosen means of investigation because cases alleging discrimination or unfairness are remarkable illustrations of how reasonableness and proportionality work in tandem as tools to assess the fairness and consistency of rules. Jurisprudence from national jurisdictions (such as the US Supreme Court), the International Court of Justice, the European Court of Human Rights, the European Court of Justice, and the World Trade Organization are examined to reveal how the fundamental principles are applied to specific claims in tax matters. The author emphasizes how the principles come to the fore in such areas of practice and policy as the following:

tax avoidance;

tax discrimination;

disguised restrictions on trade;

international human rights and taxation;

due process and fairness in taxation;

retrospective taxation;

tax penalties;

conflicting interests of source and residence taxation;

double tax treaties;

multilateral taxation conventions;

international and regional free trade agreements;

transfer pricing; and

VAT principles.

Throughout, the investigation also reveals how tax law frequently overlaps with competition law, administrative law, environmental law, and constitutional law, and how principles from these areas of practice can affect the adjudication of tax cases. Practitioners, academics, and policymakers will appreciate how the book reveals the extent to which an informed awareness of proportionality coupled with reasonableness is essential for the fair, consistent, and effective application of tax rules or measures. Tax lawyers will find valuable insights that will help with both litigation and counselling.

Features:

In-depth discussion of the fundamental role of proportionality in tax matters

Analyses tax case law from domestic and international jurisdictions

Assesses how reasonableness and proportionality function to ensure fairness and efficiency in tax law

Main issues discussed on tax avoidance, tax discrimination, human rights, restrictions on trade.

Benefits:

Shows how to bring forth the fairness and efficiency elements in any tax policy or tax dispute

Valuable insights for tax lawyers that will help with both litigation and counselling

Valuable analysis of important tax cases from some domestic and international jurisprudence such as US, EU, ECHR and WTO.

About the Author.

Foreword.

Preface.

Introduction.

CHAPTER 1 The Relationship between the Rule of Reason, the Standard of Reasonableness and Proportionality in Search of Fairness.

CHAPTER 2 American Legislation and the US Supreme Court.

CHAPTER 3 International Jurisdictions and Proportionality and Reasonable Standards of Review (The ICJ, the ECHR and the WTO).

CHAPTER 4 A European Union Law (The European Court of Justice).

Conclusion.

Bibliography.

Table of Cases.

Index.