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LevelDesign and Structure of Consumption Taxes (B-KUL-C07A5B)
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Aims
The objective of this course is to familiarize students with the problems that arise when setting up any income tax system from scratch and to emphasize the common structural elements of any tax system in the world, so as to enable students to absorb quickly the technical details of any specific income tax system.
Previous knowledge
A completed general academic education preferably in law, economics, business administration or accounting and general knowledge of the major taxes applicable in the national tax system of the country of origin.
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Activities
3.0 ects. Design and Structure of Consumption Taxes (B-KUL-C07A5a)
Content
This course is mainly a policy course and deals with the structural problems of setting up an income tax system in general, without dealing with any specific tax system in detail. It deals with problems like the comparison between scheduler and global income tax, the relationship between personal and corporate income tax, double taxation of corporate profits, the international implications of cross border flows of income, taxation of capital gains, family taxation and the integration of social security systems in income taxes (social benefits and pensions). Reference to existing tax systems is mainly used by way of example to illustrate structural and policy problems.
Aims
The objective of this course is to familiarize students with the problems that arise when setting up any income tax system from scratch and to emphasize the common structural elements of any tax system in the world, so as to enable students to absorb quickly the technical details of any specific income tax system.
