Future generations will likely regard the 20th century as a watershed in the history of taxation. The first half of the century witnessed numerous changes to tax theory and practice that outdid those of the previous millennium. But these developments are modest when viewed against the barrage of competing theoretical views and technical analyses of tax policy in the century's last five decades, let alone the avalanche of legislation, regulations, rulings, and tax commissions that marked first, the post-war growth of the welfare state, the growing internationalisation of world commerce and the...
Future generations will likely regard the 20th century as a watershed in the history of taxation. The first half of the century witnessed numerous cha...
This book explains the theoretical and policy issues associated with the taxation of financial services and includes a jurisdictional overview that illustrates alternative policy choices and the legal consequences of those choices . The book addresses the question: how can financial services in an increasingly globalized market best be taxed through VAT while avoiding economic distortions? It supports the discussion of the key practical problems that have arisen from the particular complexity of the application of VAT to financial services, and allows for the evaluation of best practice by...
This book explains the theoretical and policy issues associated with the taxation of financial services and includes a jurisdictional overview that il...