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Impact onaviation leasingOECD BEPS Project
www.pwc.ie/aviationfinance
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Treaty Abuse
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Background
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Impact onaviation leasingOECD BEPS Project
www.pwc.ie/aviationfinance
Aim to develop model treaty provisions regarding the design of rules to prevent the granting of treaty
benefits in inappropriate circumstances.
Requires a treaty resident tomaintain a minimum substance level
by satisfying additional test(s):
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*Finalisation of LOB clause pending outcome of US model treaty consultation process
Simplified LoB & PPT
Detailed LoB & anti
conduit rule
Stand alone
principal purpose
test
Limitation* on benefits
clause
• Potential risk of removal of access to treaty benefits for non-owner lessors and low substance owner lessors
• Implementation through multi-lateral instrument – expected December 2016
Arrivals
Final Report: Oct 2015
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Background
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Impact onaviation leasingOECD BEPS Project
www.pwc.ie/aviationfinance
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Permanent Establishment (PE) Status
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Concern that businesses have significant involvement in another jurisdiction without creating a PE. Concern over use of specific
activity exemptions to create PE avoidance structures.
Evolves the definition of a PE to deal with perceived avoidance structures
“Habitually plays the principal
role leading to contract conclusion”
Lowering of threshold
below “habitually concludes contracts”
Narrow the scope of the Independent
agent rule
• Increased risk of triggering PEs in multiple jurisdictions where more than preparatory/auxiliary functions are undertaken
• Increased subjectivity and uncertainty/tax disputes
• Guidance required on profit attribution to “new” PEs - expected late 2016
Arrivals
Final Report: Oct 2015
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Impact onaviation leasingOECD BEPS Project
www.pwc.ie/aviationfinance
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Country by Country Reporting (CbCr)
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Desire to enhance transparency for tax administrations and provide information on groups global operations and value chain
The new guidance introduces a three tiered approach
Master File
Local File
CbCr
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Final Report: Oct 2015
• Increased TP documentation and reporting requirements
• Need to identify gaps in current TP policies, gather and analyse additional content
• IT and financial systems limitations
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Impact onaviation leasingOECD BEPS Project
www.pwc.ie/aviationfinance
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Interest Deduction
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Final Report: Oct 2015
• Implementation via domestic law not via treaty
• Implementation not mandatory - will countries deem their existing rules sufficient?
• Further work on group wide rule will continue into 2016
Interest/EBITDA ratio approach suggested to counteract perceived abuse of interest deductions to create BEPS
Potential restriction of interest deduction where certain group tests are not met. Considerations include:
Fixed ratio/ group wide tests/
combinationUnutilised
interest carry forward/back - availability will influence ratio
selected
Range of ratios from 10%-30% suggested
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