Latin American income tax systems and current double taxation agreements

Authors

  • Jorge Espinosa Sepúlveda Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
    Profesor de la Facultad de Derecho de la Pontifica Universidad Católica de Chile. Abogado y magíster (LLM) en Derecho Tributario de la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de Chile; master en Derecho Tributario (ITP) de la Law School de la Universidad de Harvard. Socio principal de Espinosa & Cía., Abogados. Fundador y socio de la red de abogados tributaristas LATAXNET. Correo electrónico: jespinosa@espinosayasociados.cl

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18800/derechopucp.201401.009

Keywords:

Latin America, tax systems, corporative income tax, treaties on double taxation

Abstract

Tax systems in Latin America have played a very important role as the main, and in some cases the only, means of obtaining revenue to finance the major public expenditure that is necessary for the work of the states through time. Below is a short review of the main aspects of tax systems in the región, with emphasis on the impact of taxes on income in force in the majorLatin American countries, as well as a brief explanation of the network of agreements to avoid double taxation that are in force in each of them.

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References

González, Darío, Carlos Martinoli y José Luis Pedraza (2009). Sistemas tributarios de América Latina. Situación actual, reformas y políticas para promover la cohesión social.Madrid: Instituto de Estudios Fiscales, p. 124 (http://www.eurosocialfiscal.org/uploads/documentos/20090703_150705_SIST._TRIBU._AMERICA_LATINA.pdf).

Published

2014-07-30

How to Cite

Espinosa Sepúlveda, J. (2014). Latin American income tax systems and current double taxation agreements. Derecho PUCP, (72), 203–222. https://doi.org/10.18800/derechopucp.201401.009