MSc International Business Tax Economics - Study IBTE at Tilburg University

International Business Tax EconomicsProf.dr. Daniel S. Smit LL.M.Fiscal Institute Tilburg

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Agenda

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• Background• Outline International Business Taxation• International Business Tax Economics: for whom?• Program International Business Tax Economics• Staff• Career prospects• Questions?

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Background of International Business Taxation

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• Increasing globalization of economies• Increasing cross-border trade and investments by multinational enterprises (MNEs)

• Raise theoretical, political and practical questions• How to avoid double taxation and to ensure single taxation? • To what extent is the use of tax havens allowed and desirable? • How should be assessed tax incentives to attract foreign business

investments or to bring foreign investments home?• How do organizations like G-20, EU, OECD and WTO impact the

taxation of international business?• How does taxation influence decision-making processes at the level of

MNEs and governments?

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Outline of International Business Taxation

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• Started on 1 September 2013• Focus on business taxation of multinational enterprises• One-year, international Master program taught in English• For Bachelor graduates in (Business) Economics or Law

• International student body• Cooperation between TiSEM & TLS• Conceptual & inter-disciplinary

• Focus on:• Tax systems and underlying principles applied worldwide• Interaction between business taxation and other disciplines in

(business) economics and law

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Outline of International Business Taxation

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• Two tracks• International Business Tax Economics (IBTE)• International Business Tax Law (IBTL)

• Graduates in IBTE will obtain MSc Degree• Graduates in IBTL will obtain LL.M. Degree

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International Business Tax Economics: For Whom?

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• All Bachelors in business and economics

• From all over the world

• No tax background required

• Internationally oriented students

• Ambition to gain knowledge in the fascinating and ever-evolving area of international business taxation

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Program International Business Tax Economics

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• Structure• Five compulsory tax courses• Two compulsory optional tax-related courses out of a basket of

three courses• Master thesis

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Program International Business Tax Economics

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Courses Number of ECTSSemester 1:Corporate Tax Structures 6Business Taxation 6Value Added Tax in Cross-Border Situations 6Seminar Business Taxation and Decision-Making Processes for IBTE 6Compulsory optional tax-related courses:

• Financial Statement Analysis• Seminar Taxation 6 

Semester 2:International and European Taxation 6Compulsory optional tax-related course:

• Advanced Financial Accounting 6Master’s Thesis 18  Total: 60 ECTS

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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 Prospects

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• International positions• Private sector

• MNEs• International accounting firms• International tax consulting firms

• Public/non-profits sector• Ministries of Finance• Tax Administrations• EU, OECD, WTO

• Examples• Assistant international tax policy advisor• Assistant of international tax director/partner• Junior professional business tax advisor• Junior in-house tax counsel of large corporations• Junior academic researcher

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Career Prospects

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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 Prospects

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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)

For all students:• Enroll via Studielink

Non TiSEM students who want to enroll in a (Pre-)

Master also need to:

• Submit an application for admission

For more information go to:www.tilburguniversity.edu/education/masters-programmes/admissionprocedure/feb/

Admission & Application

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Questions?

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• I am happy to answer them.

• For more information, see also: http://www.tilburguniversity.edu/education/masters-programmes/international-business-tax-economics/