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International Tax Quiz (ITQ)

Tax treaty series

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Abbreviations and acronyms

* [YEAR]OECD = OECD model double tax treaty
* [YEAR]UN = UN model double tax treaty
* [YEAR]USMODEL = US model double tax treaty
* TPG = OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines
* POEM = Place of effective management
* MLI = BEPS Multilateral Instrument
* PPT = Principal purpose test
* Comm = Commentary
* AOA = Authorised OECD Approach
* POAC = Preparatory or auxiliary character

 

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Numbering system

There are currently more than 240 ITQs. They are arranged in 2 series:

  • GloBE rules series (ITQ G-001, ITQ G-002, etc.)

  • Tax treaty series (ITQ T-001, ITQ T-002, etc.)

ITQ  T-

041

Key issues:

  • 2017OECD

  • Dual resident company

  • Art. 4(3)

  • Art. 24(3)

  • Art. 23B

Date Uploaded:

May 8, 2020

ITQ  T-

039

Key issues:

  • 2014OECD

  • 2017OECD

  • CFC rules

  • Art. 7(1)

  • Art. 10(5)

  • Art. 1(3)

Date Uploaded:

April 17, 2020

ITQ  T-

037

Key issues:

  • 2017UN

  • Online newspaper

  • Art. 12: royalties

  • Art. 12A: fee for technical services

Date Uploaded:

March 27, 2020

ITQ  T-

035

Key issues:

  • 2014OECD

  • Toll manufacturer

  • Art. 5(1): “at the disposal”

  • Art. 5(5)

Date Uploaded:

March 13, 2020

ITQ  T-

033

Key issues:

  • 2011UN

  • PE

  • Art. 5(1)

  • Art. 5(4)(a) & (b)

  • VAT registration

  • Art. 5(5)(b)

  • Art. 7(1)

Date Uploaded:

February 28, 2020

ITQ  T-

031

Key issues:

  • 2011UN

  • PE

  • Art. 5(3)(b)

  • “furnishing of services”: counting days

  • Art. 5(1)

Date Uploaded:

February 14, 2020

ITQ  T-

040

Key issues:

  • 2014OECD

  • 2017OECD

  • Transfer pricing rules

  • Art. 9(1): “permissive” vs. “restrictive”

  • Art. 1(3)

Date Uploaded:

April 24, 2020

ITQ  T-

038

Key issues:

  • 2017UN

  • Distributor of branded clothes

  • PE

  • Art. 5

  • Art. 12: royalties

Date Uploaded:

April 3, 2020

ITQ  T-

036

Key issues:

  • 2017UN

  • Legal advice

  • Art. 12

  • Art. 12A: fee for technical services

  • Triangular

Date Uploaded:

March 20, 2020

ITQ  T-

034

Key issues:

  • 2017OECD

  • PE

  • Art. 5(1)

  • Art. 5(4.1)

  • VAT registration

Date Uploaded:

March 6, 2020

ITQ  T-

032

Key issues:

  • 2017OECD

  • PE

  • Art. 5(1)

  • Art. 5(4)(f): POAC

  • Art. 5(5)

Date Uploaded:

February 21, 2020

ITQ  T-

030

Key issues:

  • 2010OECD

  • Procurement office of XCo

  • PE

  • 5(1)

  • 5(4)(d)

  • Meaning of “purchasing”

  • Are identification of potential suppliers and due diligence part of “purchasing”?

  • “solely”

  • Procurement services performed for XSub: XCo has PE (failure of “solely”) – but no profits attributable to PE (Art. 7(5))

  • XSub has PE (Art. 5(5)) – but no profits attributable to PE (Art. 7(5))

Date Uploaded:

February 7, 2020

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