Michael McGowan, Andrew Thomson and Emma Hardwick (Sullivan & Cromwell) review Action 6 of the BEPS report.
At the core of the Action 6 report are proposed anti-treaty shopping provisions for tax treaties:
a clear statement in the treaty title and preamble that the contracting states wish to prevent tax avoidance;
plus:
a limitation on benefits (LOB) rule plus a principal purpose test (PPT); or
the PPT on its own; or
a limitation on benefits rule plus an anti-conduit mechanism (possibly in the form of a restricted PPT).
rule is intended to be relatively certain but is complex and can be uncertain or unpredictable at the margin. A PPT is less complex but is inherently uncertain. From the taxpayer’s perspective combining the two gives the worst of both worlds particularly if tax authorities are not resourced to give or at least rulings on whether treaty benefits are available.
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Michael McGowan, Andrew Thomson and Emma Hardwick (Sullivan & Cromwell) review Action 6 of the BEPS report.
At the core of the Action 6 report are proposed anti-treaty shopping provisions for tax treaties:
a clear statement in the treaty title and preamble that the contracting states wish to prevent tax avoidance;
plus:
a limitation on benefits (LOB) rule plus a principal purpose test (PPT); or
the PPT on its own; or
a limitation on benefits rule plus an anti-conduit mechanism (possibly in the form of a restricted PPT).
rule is intended to be relatively certain but is complex and can be uncertain or unpredictable at the margin. A PPT is less complex but is inherently uncertain. From the taxpayer’s perspective combining the two gives the worst of both worlds particularly if tax authorities are not resourced to give or at least rulings on whether treaty benefits are available.
Limitation...
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