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International Business Tax LawDr. Carla De Pietro Fiscal Institute Tilburg
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Agenda
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Contents /specific courses
General outline
Why an international master?
What kind of education?
Career perspectives
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Outline: International Business Tax Law
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One-year, international Master program
in English
For students with a bachelor in law or a pre-master in law
No tax background required
Granting an LLM degree
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Issues:
• To what extent is tax saving legal?
• When does it constitute tax evasion?
• What are the effects of tax evasion on the public finances of states?
But also:
• Avoidance of double taxation
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Globalization and labour market
Globalization has had a major effect:
• Taxation is a determinant factor in the decision making processes of multinationals
• International professional skills are required for tax lawyers by the labour market
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International professional skills in the national labour market
A Dutch tax advisor is required to assist its clients in a globalized environment
This does not only involve large multinationals
But also Dutch small enterprise which wants to invest in Belgium or Germany
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International professional skills
Globalization has had a major impact also on the work of international organizations and EU institutions
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Private / Public sector
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• Private sector
• Multinational companies• Tax law firms• Tax consulting firms
• Public/non-profits sector
• EU, OECD, WTO, IMF• Ministries of Finance• Tax Administrations• Judges• Universities
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Our students experience
Why an international master?
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Really international environment
Different nationalities in the master International Business Taxation
2016 - 2017
China Colombia Germany Finland France Greece Hungary IndonesiaItaly Japan Lithuania Netherlands Austria Portugal Russia SlovakiaSpain Suriname Czech Republic
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Contents of the program: two specializations
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Two sub-tracks:
• IBTL & Globalization• IBTL & International Business Organizations and Strategies
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IBTL & Globalization
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Courses Number of ECTSSemester 1:Corporate Tax Structures 6Business Taxation 6Value Added Tax in Cross-Border Situations 6Business Taxation and Decision-Making Processes 6
Semester 2:International and European Taxation 6Trade and WTO Law 6Advanced EU Competition Law 6Master’s Thesis 18 Total: 60 ECTS
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IBTL & Business Organizations and Strategies
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Courses Number of ECTSSemester 1:Corporate Tax Structures 6Business Taxation 6Value Added Tax in Cross-Border Situations 6Business Taxation and Decision-Making Processes 6International Business Law I 6 Semester 2:International and European Taxation 6International Company Law 6Master’s Thesis 18 Total: 60 ECTS
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Credentials
• IBTL: Top 10 LLM Programs for International Tax Law 2017
• Tilburg: best University 2017
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Credentials
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Master’s Thesis Awards
• Winner of CFE Award Albert J. Rädler Medal 2015 (best thesis on European Taxation awarded by the Confédération Fiscale Européenne (CFE)):
• Bawono Kristiaji (Indonesia)• “Incentives and Disincentives of Profit Shifting in Developing
Countries” • IBTE student 2014-2015
• Winner of Dutch NOB/LOF tax thesis prize 2016:
• Philippe Heeren (Belgium)• “Sustainability of the Arm ‘s Length Principle as the Basis
for International Income Allocalion in a Digitalising Economy”
• IBTL student 2014-2015
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Staff
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• Senior and internationally-reputed lecturers• Published in top academic journals and books
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Career Perspectives
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• Examples of employers of alumni
• Corporate tax consultant at Deloitte, Antwerp (Belgium)• Junior tax associate at Baker & McKenzie, Amsterdam (NL)• Transfer pricing group/Russian desk KPMG Meijburg & Co, Eindhoven
(NL)• Associate at Law Square, Brussels (Belgium)• Junior legal assistant at Corporate Secretarial Services department of
Vistra Corporate Services EOOD, Sofia (Bulgaria)• Law firm in Luxembourg• Service line enablement manager tax at the business development
department at EY, Brussels (Belgium)• International tax department at EY, Luxembourg• Consultant transfer pricing and operational model effectiveness at EY,
Rotterdam (NL)• Transfer pricing department at Deloitte
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Career Perspectives
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• Examples of employers of alumni (continued)• Indirect tax assistant at KPMG, London (UK)• Analyst international corporate income tax at Deloitte, Rotterdam (NL)• Research master in International Economic Law, China • Assistant manager of transfer pricing unit at KPMG, Indonesia• Junior tax advisor at Mazars, Eindhoven (NL)• Tax litigation team at Laga law firm, Brussels (Belgium)• International tax consultant at EY, Milan (Italy)
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Present international vacancies
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Present international vacancies
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Present international vacancies
07-04-2016
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Connect with our alumni
07-04-2016
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Questions?
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• For more information, see also: http://www.tilburguniversity.edu/education/masters-programmes/international-business-tax-law/
• Or simply
Google “International Business Tax Law Tilburg University”
• You can also contact our offices:
