Tag: International Tax Law

  • Private Ruling

    About Private Ruling : Tax (private) ruling granted by the tax authorities to a single taxpayer, usually with respect to a single transaction or series of transactions. Normally the ruling can be relied upon only by the taxpayer to whom it is issued, not by other taxpayers, and is binding upon the t…

  • Legal Entity

    Legal Entity means:a person or organization that has the legal standing to enter into a contract and may be sued for failure to perform as agreed in the contract. Generally, corporations, joint-stock companies and limited liability companies are regarded for tax purposes as having an existence s…

  • Foreign-source Income

    About Foreign-source Income: gross income from sources outside the United States.U.S. and other Developed Countries International Tax MeaningGenerally income realized from countries outside the country of residence of the taxpayer….

  • Substantial Presence Test

    Substantial Presence Test means:a test to determine U.S. residency (in the United States, since the test is used to determine residence status, in other countries, based on the number of days, months, etc. of physical presence within a country. A resident alien is a U.S. resident for backup with…

  • Minimum Tax

    About Minimum Tax: In certain countries or jurisdictions, companies or corporations are always liable to a certain amount of annual tax, regardless of whether they have realized a profit. See alternative minimum tax….

  • Creditor

    Creditor means:a person (individual or entity) who has extended credit and to whom money is owed; a lender. Contrast debtor….

  • Dual Resident

    Dual Resident means:a taxpayer who is a resident of two countries. Most U.S. tax treaties with other countries contain a “tiebreaker” provision that determines the country of residence of a person who is a resident of both countries.U.S. and other Developed Countries International Tax Meanin…

  • Turnover Tax

    About Turnover Tax: General term used to refer to the different forms of consumption and sales taxes. Turnover is the volume of business of an enterprise as set forth in the profit and loss account. It is usually measured by reference to the gross receipts, or gross amounts due, from the sale of goo…

  • Expatriate

    Expatriate means:a nonresident alien who lost U.S. citizenship within the 10-year period preceding the close of the tax year and had as one of his or her principal purposes the avoidance of taxes. Persons who have left their country and live abroad. The expatriate is still subject to U.S. taxati…

  • Comparable Uncontrolled Price Method

    About Comparable Uncontrolled Price Method: Comparable Uncontrolled Price (CUP) Method is one of five methods for determining an arm's-length price for tangible property transfers. A transfer pricing method that compares the price for property or services transferred in a controlled transaction to t…