International Tax Treaties (Completed)

This course presents an overview of tax treaties and how they are used in structuring transactions and determining the tax impact of cross-border transactions. It discusses the ordering rules for local laws versus treaty laws, and the purpose of the tax treaties in avoiding and eliminating double taxation to promote trade and investment. The participant will learn about planning opportunities to contemplate when structuring foreign operations.

Who Should Attend
Corporate tax and finance executives, directors, managers and staff, CPAs, CAs Enrolled Agents, accountants, attorneys and business/financial advisors who wor kwith and advise businesses that have cross-border operations and issues. All in-house and public practice professionals involved with international tax compliance and planning will benefit from this timely and insightful seminar.

Topics Covered

• Overview of tax treaties
• Ordering rules for local laws versus treaty laws
• Purpose of the tax treaties in avoiding and eliminating double taxation to promote trade and investment
• Planning opportunities to contemplate when structuring foreign operations

Learning Objectives

• Describe tax treaties
• Identify ordering rules for local laws versus treaty laws
• Recognize the purpose of the tax treaties in avoiding and eliminating double taxation to promote trade and investment
• Identify planning opportunities to contemplate when structuring foreign operations

Level
Basic

Instructional Method
Group: Internet-based

NASBA Field of Study
Taxes (2 hours)

Program Prerequisites
None

Advance Preparation
None