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Pandora Papers

On October 3, 2021, a Pandora’s box was opened. The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) released over 60,000 files, amounting to approximately 3TB of data, exposing the offshore structures used by prominent politicians and wealthy individuals around the globe. In this article, we will examine specific individuals

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潘多拉文件

2021年10月3日，有一个潘多拉魔盒打开了。国际调查记者联合会（International Consortium of Investigative Journalist，简称ICIJ）公开了6万多份共约3TB的避税地材料，暴露了全世界有名的政客及富人的避税地架构安排。我们将抽取涉案的个人或企业，解释为什么即使避税地不能再避税也会继续存在的理由。

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Jurisdictional Tax 国家及地区税法

UK Taxation Laws

This article is divided into two sections. The first section provides an overview of the UK’s personal income tax system, including its unique classification and determination of residency status. The second section explores the impact of Brexit on corporate international tax planning.

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英国税法

我们这一篇文章分为两个部分。第一部分是关于英国个人所得税以及其具有特色的居民身份的分类及判定方法，第二部分是英国脱欧后对企业在国际税筹划上的影响。

BEPS Action 14: Making Dispute Resolution Mechanisms More Effective

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International Tax 国际税法

BEPS Action 14: Making Dispute Resolution Mechanisms More Effective

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BEPS行动十四：使争议解决机制更有效

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How the Ultra-Rich Avoid Taxes

On June 8, 2021, ProPublica, an independent nonprofit investigative journalism organization, released a report titled "The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax." ProPublica claimed to have obtained a massive cache of tax returns from wealthy individuals and conducted an in-depth

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顶级富人的避税方法

美国独立非盈利的调查记者组织ProPublica在2021年6月8日发布一份报告：《美国税务局秘密档案：前所未见的大量记录揭示了最富有的人如何规避所得税》（The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Inomce Tax）。ProPublica声称取得大量富人的纳税申报表并进行了相关分析。我们借着这份报告的内容，看看美国顶级富人的纳税情况，并剖析他们究竟是怎么避税的。 2016年美国前总统特朗普上台，纽约时报披露了当年他只缴纳了750美元的所得税，而且担任总统第二年也同样只缴纳了750美元，请点击这里阅读关于特朗普的避税文章。显然，特朗普不是特例，美国顶级富人就是少交税甚至不交税。不交税（部分年度）的顶级富人包括： * 2021年9月24日的世界首富亚马逊的老板贝索斯（Jeff Bezos），身家1982亿美元（福布斯数据），在2007年及2011年并没有缴纳联邦所得税。 * 同一天的世界第二富人特斯拉的老板马斯克（Elon Musk），身家

BEPS Action 13: Transfer Pricing Documentation and Country-by-Country Reporting

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International Tax 国际税法

BEPS Action 13: Transfer Pricing Documentation and Country-by-Country Reporting

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BEPS行动十三：转移定价文档及国别报告

BEPS Action 12: Mandatory Disclosure Rules

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BEPS Action 12: Mandatory Disclosure Rules

In the article “BEPS Action 11: What is Tax Avoidance?”, research conducted by BEPS suggested that increasing the disclosure requirements for multinational corporations (“MNCs”) regarding tax avoidance could help reduce such practices. As a result, the OECD introduced Mandatory Disclosure Rules (“MDR”) as part of BEPS Action 12. One of

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BEPS行动十二：强制披露规则

The Difference Between Tax Avoidance and Tax Evasion

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The Difference Between Tax Avoidance and Tax Evasion

Many people assume that tax planning, tax avoidance, and tax evasion are all the same, but there are fundamental differences between the three. * Tax planning is legal. * Tax avoidance is not illegal. * Tax evasion is illegal. Tax planning refers to the legitimate use of tax incentives explicitly provided by laws

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避税与偷税的区别

一般人以为税筹（Tax Planning）、避税（Tax Avoidance）及偷税（Tax Evasion）一样，但三者有本质的差别。税筹合法，避税不是非法，后者非法。税筹是指充分利用法律法规明确给予的税务优惠。高新企业充分享受国家给予的15%企业所得税优惠就是属于税筹。避税是指法律法规没有明确否定的税务优惠。全国多地的核定征收政策（即按收入规模核定利润纳税，而不是按照实际利润纳税）就是属于避税了。偷税是指法律法规明确禁止的税务优惠。国家税务总局《关于企业所得税若干政策征管口径问题的公告》规定文物、艺术品资产的折旧、摊销费用不得税前扣除。如果企业将相关资产伪装成一般固定资产而将相关折旧、摊销费用税前扣除，那么就是属于偷税。虽然道理都懂，但依然搞不好税务。税筹很明确，但世界太复杂，可以被税法明确确定的优惠太少。毕竟，世界不是非黑即白的二元世界，在合法与非法之间有大量的不是非法的模糊灰色地带。这些地带所产生的节税即使是税务专家对其合法性也可能有很大的争议。我们在这一篇文章将会列出一些普遍的原则协助一般人税务优惠倾向属于避税（或倾向不是非法的）还是偷税的（或倾向非法

Private Placement Life Insurance: A Popular Tax Planning Tool for High-Net-Worth Individuals Abroad

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Private Placement Life Insurance: A Popular Tax Planning Tool for High-Net-Worth Individuals Abroad

PPLI, short for Private Placement Life Insurance, is a type of life insurance that has become a go-to tax planning solution for HNWIs abroad. Most people are familiar with traditional life insurance, where a policyholder signs a life insurance contract with an insurance company, pays premiums annually, and receives a

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私募人寿保险：国外高净值人士热门税筹工具

私募人寿保险（Private Placement Life Insurance，简称PPLI）在国外尤其美国是一种高净值热门使用的税筹工具之一。人寿保险（Life Insurance）大家都不陌生，投保人与保险公司签订人寿保险合同，投保人向保险公司每年支付保费，当受保人不幸去世时保险公司按保额支付赔偿。由于受保人年纪越大死亡机会越高，因此保费将越来越高。为了确保投保人一生都有足够资金支付保费，保险公司会让投保人在年轻的时候支付较多的金额，确保超出当年保费的部分随着保险公司的投资而增长，从而用来支付未来的保费。这种超出保费的部分称为现金价值（Cash Value）。由于人寿保险加强了社会的保护网，大部分国家都支持人寿保险的发展，其中给予个人所得税的免除或优惠。中国、美国、加拿大等税法明确人寿保险的赔款不纳入征税范围，现金价值的回报要么免税要么提供税务递延优惠。人寿保险对高净值虽然有税务吸引力，但有一个致命的缺点：就是现金价值的回报差。刚才提到现金价值是由保险公司投资的，毕竟保险公司的投资除了考虑回报率外也要兼顾稳健性及流动性，因此回报率自然较低。那么，一种既能实现税务优惠，又能让

Are European Banks Operating in Tax Havens Really Avoiding Taxes?

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Are European Banks Operating in Tax Havens Really Avoiding Taxes?

On September 6, 2021, the EU Tax Observatory, an independent tax research institute affiliated with the Paris School of Economics, published a report titled "Have European Banks Left Tax Havens? Evidence From Country-by-Country Data." Without even reading the report, one could guess the conclusion: European banks continue to

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在避税地经营的欧洲银行真的在避税吗？

2021年9月6日，巴黎经济学院（Paris School of Economics）的独立税务研究所欧盟税务观察（EU Tax Observatory）出版了一份报告名为《欧洲银行已经离开了避税天堂了吗？从国别报告数据取得的证据》（Have European Banks Left Tax Havens? Evidence From Country-by-Country Data)。不用阅读报告就可以判定结论：欧洲银行继续使用避税天堂避税。欧美大部分独立税务研究机构都是反避税的，因为支持避税的直接去律师事务所或会计师事务所给客户做税务筹划了，赚的多太多了，这篇文章将尝试质疑这些政治上有立场的组织的理据。事先声明一点，我们这样做不是为了洗脱欧洲银行避税的嫌疑，而是为了更好去识别什么是真避税，什么是假避税。各国及国际组织要打击的是真避税，而不是假避税，否则税务政策也无法有效引导实体经济向政府制定的方向发挥作用。

Does JP Morgan Have a Responsibility to Prevent Clients from Avoiding Taxes?

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Does JP Morgan Have a Responsibility to Prevent Clients from Avoiding Taxes?

In September 2021, JP Morgan reached a settlement with the French tax authorities over a long-standing tax dispute. The bank agreed to pay €25 million (approximately 200 million RMB) in settlement without admitting any wrongdoing. What makes this case particularly noteworthy is that the tax dispute did not involve JP

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摩根大通有责任防止客户避税吗？

2021年9月，摩根大通（JP Morgan）与法国税务局对一项多年的税务争议达成了和解协议，前者支付和解金2500万欧元（接近2亿人民币）但无需承认控罪。这个案例的特别之处就在于这项税务争议不是摩根大通本身的税务安排，而是协助客户进行避税。

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Tax Residence 投资移民

BEPS Action 11: What is Tax Avoidance?

BEPS Action 11 stands out from the other actions in one very obvious way: it has little to do with taxpayers themselves. As a result, it has received the least attention. From the perspective of tax planning and risk mitigation, BEPS Action 11 offers little practical value for readers. However,

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BEPS行动十一：什么是避税？

BEPS行动十一跟其他行动有一个非常明显的区别，就是基本上跟纳税人没有任何关系，所以这个行动受到的关注度最低。从税务筹划及风险规避的角度来看，BEPS行动十一没有任何向各位读者介绍的价值。不过，从了解什么是避税、避税的程度、对各国因避税而导致的经济损失规模、各国政府如何监控避税等，这些让我们对避税有更深更广的认识。 BEPS行动计划十一主要分为四个部分，包括： * 评估与BEPS分析相关的现有数据源 * 反映BEPS的指标 * 衡量BEPS及反避税的规模及经济影响 * 为未来监测BEPS提供更好的数据和工具其中，第一点及第四点关注现有BEPS相关数据的问题，以及未来如何解决数据收集的困难。这两部分对我们了解避税的意义不大，我们在这篇文章不会进一步介绍，有兴趣的读者可以直接阅读BEPS行动计划十一的最终报告以了解具体情况。

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Canadian Tax Law

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Analysis of Zheng Shuang's Tax Evasion Case and Its Implications

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Analysis of Zheng Shuang's Tax Evasion Case and Its Implications

On August 26, 2021, the Shanghai Municipal Tax Service's First Inspection Bureau revealed that actress Zheng Shuang had failed to declare personal income of 191 million RMB from 2019 to 2020. She evaded 45.27 million RMB in taxes and underpaid an additional 26.52 million RMB. As