The Impact of the OECD and UN Model Conventions on Bilateral Tax Treaties Cambridge Tax Law Series

This book provides an analysis of bilateral tax treaties concluded by thirty-seven jurisdictions from five continents and empirically ascertains the impact of the UN and OECD Model Tax Conventions on bilateral tax treaties. It therefore fills a major gap in the international tax literature, which has so far either studied the sole Model Tax Conventions or focused on bilateral treaties in the context of the tax treaty policy of single countries, and sets the pace for a new methodology in the analysis and interpretation of tax treaties. A general report outlines the key points of the analysis, highlights current trends and predicts future developments of multilateralism and global tax law. This is an essential resource for academics, tax authorities and international tax practitioners who find textbooks based on Model Tax Conventions insufficient.

Introduction; 1. Argentina; 2. Australia; 3. Austria; 4. Belgium; 5. Brazil; 6. Canada; 7. Chile; 8. China; 9. Colombia; 10. Croatia; 11. Czech Republic; 12. Estonia; 13. Finland; 14. France; 15. Germany; 16. Hong Kong; 17. Hungary; 18. India; 19. Italy; 20. Lebanon; 21. Liechtenstein; 22. The Netherlands; 23. New Zealand; 24. Norway; 25. Peru; 26. Poland; 27. Portugal; 28. Romania; 29. Russian Federation; 30. Serbia; 31. Slovakia; 32. Slovenia; 33. Spain; 34. Sweden; 35. Uganda; 36. The United Kingdom; 37. USA.

Michael Lang is Head of the Institute for Austrian and International Tax Law and Academic Director of the LLM Program in International Tax Law at WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business), Austria.
Pasquale Pistone holds the Ad Personam Jean Monnet Chair on European tax law and policy at WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business). He also is Associate Professor of Tax Law at the University of Salerno, Italy.
Josef Schuch is a professor of tax law at WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business) and a partner of Deloitte Austria.
Claus Staringer is a professor of tax law at WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business) and a principal consultant with the law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.