TAX PLANNING

Code Cours
2324-IÉSEG-M1S2-ACC-MA-EI72UE
Language of instruction
English
Teaching content
ACCOUNTING / AUDIT / CONTROL
Training officer(s)
C.VALLE RUIZ
Stakeholder(s)
C.VALLE RUIZ
Level
Master
Program year
Period

Présentation

Prerequisite
The prerequisites are a good capacity to understand international complexity and laws interaction. International tax obliges to have a national focus on rules in a world of consolidated accounts and to understand the articulation between the consolidated point of view and the impact of national rules and practices . A minimum of legal knowledge and capacity to analyse legal concepts is also important to acknowledge the potential legal impact which may vary from one country to another because of the diversity of domestic legal organisations, rules and sensitivity. Also a worldwide vision is necessary to analyse the major trends in international field and the role of major international organisations such as OECD, UN and EU .
Goal
Upon successful completion of the course, the student will gain knowledge and technical skills related to:

- Basic international tax concepts and tax rules governing Transfer Pricing, Permanent Establishment, Uncertain Tax Positions, VAT and Corporate Taxes.
- The design of international tax planning within multinational corporations consistently with strategies and organizational choices.
- The use of transfer prices in managing business units of multinational companies.
- Understanding of the complexity and hierarchy of international tax rules.
- Students will be aware of the vast changes which are ongoing worldwide in the field of international tax requirinig more transparency and the fight from international organizations against aggressive tax practices.
- Basic knowledge of territorial and worldwide tax systems as well as The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) and environmental taxes.
- Basic knowledge of the major tax cases which are at stake between the European Union and the United states as well as the role of a Tax Director in a multinational corporation.
Presentation
Review of major tax international key concepts and major focus on Transfer pricing, Permanent Establishment and Uncertain Tax Positions; including a case study .
Brief presentation of the VAT system (scope, territotial rules).
Brief presentation of the territorial vs. worldwide system of taxation and the impact of the The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) on it.
Description of major trends at the international level which aim to reform the existing international tax rules such as the BEPS (Base Erosion and Profit Shifting) initiative lead by OECD and associated consequences. Basic description of environmental taxes and their role in international taxation.
Conclusion on the positionning of the Tax Director in an international company and the definition of what can be a Tax Governance.

Modalités

Organization
Type Amount of time Comment
Présentiel
Cours interactif 16,00
Travail personnel
Charge de travail personnel indicative 17,00
Group Project 7,00
Overall student workload 40,00
Evaluation
Each session shall be introduced by a short case study prepared by student's group. The Course will be performed trying to be as interactive as possible. The final examination will take the appropriate form ensuring the effective understanding of the basics (case study ,short questions, limited Q&A)

Class participation does not mean attendance, which is assumed. Class participation means qualitative contribution to class discussion (i.e. the ability to answer the teacher’s questions, to add new dimensions to the discussion, to critically examine cases and theory topics, to provide real-life examples). In any case, it is a requirement of this course that you read and prepare the assigned cases prior to attending class according to the questions reported on the course website.
Control type Duration Amount Weighting
Contrôle continu
Participation 0,00 0 10,00
Examen (final)
Examen écrit 1,00 1 40,00
Autres
Etude de cas 1,00 1 20,00
Projet Collectif 1,00 1 30,00
TOTAL 100,00

Ressources

Bibliography
Selected chapters from Taxes and Business Strategy – A planning approach (Scholes et al.) ISBN-13: 978-1292065571 -