Taxation is becoming more and more relevant for firms and managers decisions, mainly due to the impacts of taxation on firms and projects performance, profitability and value. This book provides an introductory overview of taxation in the fields of finance and accounting. It covers several fundamental topics of taxation, such as income, corporate and value add tax, and tax planning and management, international taxation, EU tax harmonization and transfer prices. This book intends to provide the readers with an understanding of the main concepts and principles of these topics, regardless of specific country contexts in law. With this book, readers will be able to understand the fundamentals of taxation at a conceptual and practical level. By using theory and practical examples, readers will understand taxation at a broader level, without being concerned about country-specific issues.

Presents an overall guide to topics like Corporate Tax, VAT and Tax Planning Discusses a comprehensive approach to taxation with examples and case studies Illustrates tax policy at broader, international level

Autorentext
Joaquim Miranda Sarmento is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Lisbon School of Economics & Management ISEG (Portugal). He holds a PhD in Finance from Tilburg University (Netherlands). He was Chief Economic Advisor to the President of the Portuguese Republic and has worked at the UTAO (Technical Budget Support Unit at Parliament) in Portugal. He has more than 10 years of professional experience in the field at the Portuguese Ministry of Finance.

Inhalt
Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Taxation Principles and Concepts.- Chapter 3. Taxation in Economics.- Chapter 4. Taxation in Accounting.- Chapter 5. Taxation in Finance.- Chapter 6. Income Tax.- Chapter 7. Corporate Tax.- Chapter 8. Tax Planning and Management.- Chapter 9. Value Add Tax.- Chapter 10. International Double Taxation.- Chapter 11. Transfer Prices.- Chapter 12. EU Tax Harmonization.