Special issue of International Journal of Manpower. Vol 10. No 5 1989.

International taxation is a vital issue for a growing number of business and individuals across the world. The need to understand how the international system of taxation works is therefore a subject of importance to many people. The International Taxation System provides this understanding by bringing together experts from the most important fields in the subject who have each authored chapters especially for this book. They each provide brief, structured and easy to understand explanations of the key concepts edited together into one volume to provide a unique, very readable, guide to the field. While this text is aimed at masters or advanced undergraduate level students, it will also be of interest to those requiring a professional understanding of the topic. Each chapter introduces a different aspect of the international taxation system, explains the important issues to be understood in each case and provides suggestions for discussion and further reading.

Tax planning for U.S. companies doing business in the EU. Analyses the design of tax conversion and deferral structures that are advantageous to U.S. multinationals to reach their goals: minimizing liability, maximizing credits, deducting expenses, and utilizing losses; using tools such as routing of income and classification of entities; and overcoming barriers like the CFC provisions of the U.S. tax law. Examines U.S. federal corporate law and analyses European company taxation, with specific tax planning techniques for Germany, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Denmark, Ireland, Spain, Luxembourg, and Switzerland.