Normas anti-elusivas domésticas e internacionais no direito tributário internacional

• Ano de defesa: 2009
• Autor(a) principal: Okuma, Alessandra de Souza
• Orientador(a): Costa, Regina Helena
• Tipo de documento: Tese
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo
• Programa de Pós-Graduação: Programa de Estudos Pós-Graduados em Direito
• Departamento: Faculdade de Direito
• País: BR
• Palavras-chave em Português: Evasão; Elusão; Imposto sobre a renda; Direito tributario internacional; Elisao fiscal; Imposto de renda
• Palavras-chave em Inglês: Avoidance; Evasion; Corporate income tax; International tax law
• Área do conhecimento CNPq: CNPQ::CIENCIAS SOCIAIS APLICADAS::DIREITO::DIREITO PUBLICO::DIREITO TRIBUTARIO
• Link de acesso: https://tede2.pucsp.br/handle/handle/8826

The purpose of this paper is the analysis of anti-avoidance rules in the Brazilian law, as well as these provided by international treaties executed by Brasil, regarding the corporate income tax. Our opinion on the extension of the general anti-avoidance provision contained in domestic law is based on the following premises: (i) the theory of autopoietic systems by Niklas Luhmann; (ii) tax principles; (iii) concepts of civil Law on fraud, simulation and abuse. It reveals that the general anti-avoidance rule provided by Brazilian law should be applied exclusively in order to disregard transactions without a legal cause or structures presenting incompatibilities between form and substance, underling a tax avoidance purpose and lacking of a business rationale. We will define the extension of specific anti-avoidance rules contained in Brazilian law, namely: special tax regime for transactions involving residents in tax haven jurisdictions; transfer pricing and CFC legislation. We will point out situations which these provisions might possibly conflict with the benefits granted by a tax treaty executed by Brazil. Each case, we should suggest criteria and legal basis for interpretation of these rules, towards resolving conflicts, considering the pacta sunt servanda principle and domestic Brazilian rules. Notwithstanding, we will analyse anti-avoidance provisions contained in the tax treaties, in view of OECD s statements regarding the improper use of the treaties amended in 2003, suggesting an interpretation in accordance with the Vienna Convention for reconciling these provisions with the domestic rules provided by the Brazilian law system