{"title":"Taxation of Digital Services in the Context of Freedom to Provide Services","authors":"Soňa Simić","doi":"10.4467/22996834flr.23.011.18595","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4467/22996834flr.23.011.18595","url":null,"abstract":"The presented paper is dedicated to the taxation of digital services in the light of one of the basic freedoms of the European internal market, namely the freedom to provide services according to Art. 56 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. The taxation of digital services is currently characterized by the application of uncoordinated unilateral mechanisms by individual States, most often in the form of a digital services tax (DST). The author first provides a categorization of these unilateral mechanisms, especially in the field of direct and indirect taxes, and then considers the so-called \"other unilateral mechanisms\" consisting of inter alia special procedural legal institutes (e.g. the obligation of the digital platform as an intermediary to withhold tax). Subsequently, the author provides an overview of the interpretation of the provisions of Art. 56 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union in three cases discussed by the Court of Justice of the European Union concerning unilateral mechanisms of taxation of digital services.","PeriodicalId":54052,"journal":{"name":"European Company and Financial Law Review","volume":"54 6","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135460378","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Legal Evaluation of the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Outer Space Asset-Financing","authors":"Klemens Katterbauer, Laurent Cleenewerck","doi":"10.4467/22996834flr.23.014.18598","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4467/22996834flr.23.014.18598","url":null,"abstract":"The space industry has grown significantly in importance, with more and more private companies aiming to provide services within the space environment. These include space tourism and the extensive deployment of satellites for earth monitoring, communication, and space exploration. Technological developments have accelerated the ability of private companies to provide services and establish businesses in the space area, with several new businesses providing services worldwide. With the technological advances in AI, the space area has been an essential area for AI to be deployed and the challenges it may face. The challenges with AI in the space sector and regulations in the space sector overall is the global regulatory nature of the environment. This is incredibly challenging given the significant discussion regarding national AI regulations to deal with this fast-developing area. Based on the challenging regulatory environment and associated risks, financing these new business models has presented new complexities that must be taken care of. Asset-based financing of such operations represents vital opportunities to deal with the intricate complexities of such operations and the various legal environments. While liability and other challenges have to be considered both in light of national and international regulations that may have to be taken into account, asset financing represents a very attractive option given the priority and security of the interest in the space asset. Specifically, there are various remedies given that it reduces the risk of various non-compatible regulations in order to secure their concerning asset rights. Furthermore, pre-existing third-party interests can be looked up via online registries, reducing potential risks.","PeriodicalId":54052,"journal":{"name":"European Company and Financial Law Review","volume":"46 3","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135460377","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Towards green banking","authors":"Maciej Mikliński","doi":"10.4467/22996834flr.23.009.18593","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4467/22996834flr.23.009.18593","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of the study is to present, using the method of critical analysis of the literature, the selected issues accompanying the phenomenon of so-called \"green banking\". Green banking includes two main aspects. Internally, it manifests itself as an effort to make the operation of banks environmentally neutral. In the external aspect, i.e. the scope of banks' operation in the market, the idea of green banking is used in the selection of assets in which banks financially engage. As a result, banking institutions are becoming an important instrument for transmitting environmental policy impulses to the economy, particularly by excluding the financing of some traditional industries such as the fossil fuel industry. While the goal of climate protection itself is understandable, the manner and pace of pursuing it is no longer necessarily so. On the one hand, banks succumbing to political and social pressure are imposing pro-environmental missions on themselves, including a rapid shift away from financing the fossil fuel industry. On the other hand, such an approach results in a feedback mechanism through which the likelihood of the creation of so-called stranded assets in the financial system increases, i.e. the loss of value of bank assets previously involved in and linked to environmentally damaging industries. The magnitude of the impact of this phenomenon on the stability of the financial system is difficult to estimate, as its negative effects will not only directly affect the funds involved in certain industries but will also cause the price of commodities and thus of derivatives based on them or related to them to become unstable.","PeriodicalId":54052,"journal":{"name":"European Company and Financial Law Review","volume":"101 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135461740","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego Funds as Activities Distorting the Principle of Transparency of Public Finances – Selected Issues","authors":"Kamila Żmuda-Matan","doi":"10.4467/22996834flr.23.010.18594","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4467/22996834flr.23.010.18594","url":null,"abstract":"Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego is a Polish development bank – the only such institution in Poland. Its mission is to support the sustainable socio-economic development of Poland. The subject of activity of Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego is the implementation of tasks related to the management of government and EU funds and programs created, entrusted or transferred to BGK on the basis of laws or concluded agreements. These are in particular tasks related to the operation of over 30 funds and programs, such as the National Road Fund or the COVID-19 Prevention Fund. The activities of the funds of Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego affect the basic elements of public finance in Poland, e.g. the principle of openness, transparency, detail, unity or transparency. This impact is assessed rather negatively. The above does not change the fact that the funds are an instrument that makes the financial economy more flexible, the practical importance of which has recently increased significantly. This makes it necessary to attempt to standardize the position of the funds in relation to public finance in the current sense. The analysis covered by the study refers in particular to selected Funds of Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego, i.e. the COVID-19 Prevention Fund and the National Road Fund. The set goal implied the need to use a dogmatic research method, as well as a legal analysis of acts of generally applicable law.","PeriodicalId":54052,"journal":{"name":"European Company and Financial Law Review","volume":"110 2","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135460376","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Deduction of VAT supplier factity in the light of the decision-making activity of the CJEU","authors":"Miroslav Štrkolec, Ladislav Hrabčák","doi":"10.4467/22996834flr.23.008.18346","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4467/22996834flr.23.008.18346","url":null,"abstract":"The topic of tax evasion is still very relevant even at the time of dealing with the lingering economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, at the time of the war in Ukraine and dealing with other associated phenomena, such as high inflation, price increases and others. The fight against tax evasion is often accompanied by the fact that many taxpayers are denied their rights, and often unjustly. More and more, such situations can be encountered in the field of VAT, which is also confirmed by the relatively rich case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union in the given area. The aim of the presented paper is to identify the fundamental problems of VAT deduction in the process of proof in the tax administration, to analyse selected decisions of the Court of Justice of the European Union and to synthesize knowledge applicable to taxpayers in the procedural defence of their rights and interests protected by law. We used several methods of writing scientific papers of this kind in processing the mentioned issue, but mainly analysis, synthesis, and partially also the comparative method, which we applied in mutual contexts.","PeriodicalId":54052,"journal":{"name":"European Company and Financial Law Review","volume":"64 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135347440","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The real estate clause in the OECD model tax convention and its reception into Polish law","authors":"Piotr Gajewski","doi":"10.4467/22996834flr.23.007.18345","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4467/22996834flr.23.007.18345","url":null,"abstract":"This article deals with the issue of the real estate clause and its reception to Polish law as a real estate company. The research was conducted on the grounds of Corporate Income Tax Act and Personal Income Tax Act. The article verifies the hypothesis the concept of the real estate clause included in the OECD Model Tax Convention constitutes a mechanism enabling the countries of the location of the real estate to participate in the benefits arising in connection with the transaction of disposal of shares in a given company in exchange for granting legal protection of such transaction. The research method used in this study was a critical analysis, including a linguistic analysis of the provisions of tax acts and international agreements to which the Republic of Poland is a party. In addition, the research methods used in this article are the analysis of views of doctrine and jurisprudence of administrative courts and tax authorities.","PeriodicalId":54052,"journal":{"name":"European Company and Financial Law Review","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135347442","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Correspondent relationship of credit institutions vis-à-vis money laundering and terrorist financing","authors":"Yana Daudrikh","doi":"10.4467/22996834flr.23.006.18344","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4467/22996834flr.23.006.18344","url":null,"abstract":"This paper deals with the legal relationship between correspondent and respondent banks as part of a correspondent transaction. At the same time, the author analyses the performance of the due diligence on the respondent bank. In the last chapter, the author reflects on the existing application problems, supporting the currently growing trend of decreasing the number of new correspondent relationships. The primary objective of this paper is to establish, through comprehensive research on the existing legal regulation of correspondence relations at the European Union and Slovak Republic levels, a hypothesis regarding the interdependence between current application problems and the diminishing trend observed in new correspondence relations. Following scientific methods were used in this paper: the method of analysis and synthesis, method of abstraction, comparative method.","PeriodicalId":54052,"journal":{"name":"European Company and Financial Law Review","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135347443","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Does the taxpayer have a chance to win against the tax authority?","authors":"Aleksandra Białowska","doi":"10.4467/22996834flr.23.005.18343","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4467/22996834flr.23.005.18343","url":null,"abstract":"This article concerns the principle of in dubio pro tributario in tax law (Article 2a of the Tax Ordinance). The legal provision regulates the resolution of doubts in favour of the taxpayer. The scope of application of the principle has been narrowed to doubts about the content of tax law provisions that cannot be removed. The article is divided into five main parts: an introduction, three chapters and a conclusion. Chapter I covers the genesis normative basis of the in dubio pro tributario principle. The author briefly indicates there that the principle has a longer history, but focuses on the history of the principle in the Polish legal system. In Chapter II there are analysis of the content of the provision, in order to obtain the fullest possible knowledge on the application of the regulated principle. The views of doctrine are juxtaposed there and the issues of application of the principle are indicated. Chapter III is a juxtaposition of art. 2a Tax Ordinance with the general principles of tax proceedings selected by the Author and the notion of tax justice. The author's opinion is revealed in the conclusion, where she also determines how the discussed regulation should be applied. This may be the case when, after linguistic, systemic and functional interpretation only, doubts remain as to the content of tax law provisions. The principle is a postulate for reliable establishment and application of tax law. The study uses a dogmatic and legal research method and analysis of the literature on the subject.","PeriodicalId":54052,"journal":{"name":"European Company and Financial Law Review","volume":"46 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135347430","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Concept of Liability, Legal Liability, and Budgetary Responsibility","authors":"Ivana Pařízková","doi":"10.4467/22996834flr.23.001.18143","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4467/22996834flr.23.001.18143","url":null,"abstract":"Responsibility is a concept used in common communication but also as a technical term, especially in the legal sciences, but also in psychology, ethics and sociology, philosophy, and theology. In many languages, the etymology of the term is based on the Latin respondeo, which means answering someone, giving an account, or simply giving an answer to a question. In law, responsibility is understood as the necessity to bear the consequences foreseen by law for the actions of the responsible entity or for the result attributed to the responsible entity. And at the same time, we can also state that legal responsibility is a legal relationship in which a secondary obligation arises for the responsible subject by violating his primary obligation.","PeriodicalId":54052,"journal":{"name":"European Company and Financial Law Review","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2023-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75426608","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"France and Poland’s Compliance with European Commitments Regarding Fiscal Rules","authors":"Przemysław Panfil, Urszula K. Zawadzka-Pąk","doi":"10.4467/22996834flr.23.004.18146","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4467/22996834flr.23.004.18146","url":null,"abstract":"This contribution deals with fiscal sustainability understood as “avoiding an excessive increase in government liabilities – a burden on future generations – while ensuring that the government can deliver the necessary public services, including the necessary safety net in times of hardship, and to adjust policy in response to new challenges”. The article aims the analysis of the legal framework for fiscal rules at the level of the EU and the national level in France and Poland. The research problem is to answer the question of how and whether the French and Polish regulations meet the international regulations in the field of fiscal sustainability. According to the research hypothesis, both countries only partially meet the EU requirements. The article is based on the detailed desk research method requiring analysis of the literature, statistical data, and EU and national legal regulations. The general conclusion is that both countries do not fully comply with EU commitments regarding fiscal rules.","PeriodicalId":54052,"journal":{"name":"European Company and Financial Law Review","volume":"24 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2023-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82960292","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}