Full Description
In Global Perspectives on Income Taxation Law, Reuven Avi-Yonah, Nicola Sartori, and Omri Marian cover basic, corporate and international tax law from a comparative perspective. The book both supplements readings in US tax law courses and serves as a textbook for a comparative tax law class. The book starts with a theoretical analysis of the field of comparative tax law. It then follows the usual order of topics covered in a basic tax course as taught in most U.S. law schools, and for each topic, the authors highlight possible alternatives or policy choices. The authors frequently consider the U.S. approach as a benchmark, comparing it with approaches used in other countries which form an interesting contrast, or a telling similarity. They consider the multiple purposes of studying comparative tax law: helping to advance successful tax reforms, cultural understanding, political values, legal harmonization, and a better understanding of domestic tax laws.
Contents
Introduction ; Ch. 1: Some Theoretical Aspects of Comparative Taxation ; Ch. 2: Taxable Income ; Ch. 3: Deductions ; Ch. 4: The Taxpaying Unit ; Ch. 5: Tax Accounting ; Ch. 6: Taxation of Gains and Losses ; Ch. 7: Tax Avoidance ; Ch. 8: Selected Business Tax Issues ; Ch. 9: Selected International Tax Issues ; Conclusion
