Table of Contents:
INTRODUCTION
COUNTRY SURVEYS
Countries covered: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, China, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States.
1. Mergers
1.1. Direct taxes
1.1.1. Tax rate
1.1.2. Tax base
1.1.3. Merger relief
1.1.4. Group treatment
1.1.5. Preservation of tax-exempt reserves
1.1.6. Preservation of tax losses
1.2. Indirect taxes
1.2.1. VAT
1.2.2. Capital duty
1.2.3. Other taxes
1.3. Anti-avoidance
1.3.1. Thin capitalization
1.3.2. CFC
1.3.3. Transfer pricing
2. Divisions
2.1. Direct taxes
2.1.1. Tax base
2.1.2. Relief for division
2.1.3. Group treatment
2.1.4. Preservation of tax-exempt reserves
2.1.5. Preservation of tax losses
2.2. Indirect taxes
2.2.1. VAT
2.2.2. Capital duty
2.2.3. Other taxes
3. Transfer of assets in return for an issue of shares to the transferee
company
3.1. Direct taxes
3.1.1. Transfer to another UK resident company
3.1.2. Transfer to a non-resident company
3.2. Indirect taxes
3.2.1. VAT
3.2.2. Other taxes
4. Acquisition of shares
4.1. Direct taxes
4.1.1. Tax consequences for the acquiring company
4.1.2. Tax consequences for the acquired company
4.1.3. Tax consequences for the seller
4.2. Indirect taxes
4.2.1. VAT
4.2.2. Other
5. Share-for-share merger
6. Acquisition of assets
6.1. Direct taxes
6.1.1. Tax consequences for the acquiring company
6.1.2. Tax consequences for the seller
6.2. Indirect taxes
6.2.1. VAT
6.2.2. Other taxes
7. Cross-border mergers
7.1. Direct taxes
7.1.1. Foreign absorbing company, domestic absorbed company
7.1.2. Domestic absorbing company, foreign absorbed company
7.2. Indirect taxes
7.2.1. VAT
7.2.2. Other taxes
8. Transnational divisions
8.1. Direct taxes
8.1.1. Domestic dividing company, foreign beneficiary companies
8.1.2. Foreign dividing company, domestic beneficiary
8.2. Indirect taxes
8.2.1. VAT
8.2.2. Other taxes
EC DIRECTIVES
Merger Directive
Parent-Subsidiary Directive
Interest and Royalty Directive
CASE LAW OF THE EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE INVOLVING MERGERS
Cases related to Directive 90/434 (Merger Directive)
Leur-Bloem
Andersen og Jensen
Kofoed
Cases related to Directive 69/335 on indirect taxes on the raising of capital
Aro Tubi Trafilerie
Magpar VI
Cases related to state aid granted for corporate reorganizations
Italian Republic v. Commission of the European Community
Non-tax cases
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