Eliminating Double Taxation of Income from Cross-Border Services in the Digital Era from the UN Model Perspective

Ziemowit Kukulski

doi:10.18778/0208-6069.110.04

Authors

Ziemowit Kukulski University of Lodz https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2843-8170

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18778/0208-6069.110.04

Keywords:

cross-border services, fees for technical services, automated digital services, UN Model

Abstract

Digitalization challenges international tax law provisions dealing with eliminating double taxation of income from cross-border services. In the paper the following issues are discussed: rules elimination double taxation of income from cross-border services in the pre-digital era from the UN Model perspective as well as the UN Model’s response to challenges related to eliminating double taxation of income from cross-border services in the digital era as well as its possible impact on countries’ tax treaty practice. Rules governing taxation of income from cross-border services adopted by the UN Model in pre-digital era are outdated. This raises a question whether recently adopted provisions dealing with fees for technical services and automated digital services change the reality in that area.

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