Postgraduate Course: Principles of International Taxation (LAWS11315)
Course Outline
| School | School of Law |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Online Distance Learning |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course provides an introduction to the issues surrounding the taxation of cross-border activities, which is an increasingly important topic.
The course will consider the key concepts of international taxation, the problems caused by the overlap and gaps of domestic tax systems in an international environment, and some solutions, for example through double taxation agreements. Emphasis will be on the OECD model treaty. Consideration will be given to the operation of double taxation agreements in practical situations. The focus will be on direct taxation (particularly income and corporation tax) but indirect taxation will also be covered.
This course will cover most of the topics prescribed for the Principles of International Taxation paper in the Advanced Diploma of International Taxation, offered by the Chartered Institute of Taxation and additional reading will be recommended for the few topics which are not covered.
Students who take this course will benefit from having studied or having had some experience of taxation in a domestic situation, but this is not absolutely necessary providing some extra reading is undertaken at the start of the course.
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| Course description |
1. Basic principles of international taxation
2. Legal context of international taxation and double taxation agreements
3. Residence
4. Taxation of cross border business
5. Taxation of cross border employment income and Investment income
6. Double tax relief
7. Transfer pricing and thin capitalisation
8. International tax avoidance
9. Arm¿s length principle vs. unitary taxation
10.Cross border issues of indirect taxation
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | Please contact the distance learning team at escript.support@ed.ac.uk |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
Through the use of primary sources, secondary literature and case studies, the course aims to:
1. Promote an understanding of the international tax environment and the challenges thereof;
2. Explore the solutions to these challenges;
3. Consider and analyse current international tax practice.
By the end of the module students should be able to:
1. Understand the main challenges of the operation of domestic tax systems in a global environment;
2. Engage in debate as the efficacy of the different solutions;
3. Identify and assess the tax risks of particular cross-border operations.
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Sandra Eden
Tel: (0131 6)50 2627
Email: Sandra.Eden@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Douglas Thompson
Tel: (0131 6)50 2022
Email: D.Thompson@ed.ac.uk |
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