Neither in Heaven nor on Earth

Rethinking the Application of the Business Purpose Test by Analysing the Recent Case Law at the Brazilian Federal Administrative Tax Appeals’ Court

Authors

  • Paulo Rosenblatt
  • Gabriel Eugênio Barreto Moreira

Keywords:

tax planning, abuse of law, business purpose test, CARF

Abstract

This article aims to explore a recurrent topic in the Brazilian tax case law: the business purpose doctrine used as a tool to tackle abusive tax planning. The recurrence with which this theme is referred to in the decisions implies there is a risk this research may simply repeat previous works; however, there is no repetition at all, since it is constantly evolving, and facing new challenges. It is not too much to say that this subject is endless as an anti-avoidance criterion. Thus, this theme will be addressed in this article from a critical perspective on the current stage of debates in the recent case law of the Brazilian Federal Administrative Tax Appeals’ Court (CARF).

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Published

2019-12-01

How to Cite

Rosenblatt, P., & Moreira, G. E. B. (2019). Neither in Heaven nor on Earth: Rethinking the Application of the Business Purpose Test by Analysing the Recent Case Law at the Brazilian Federal Administrative Tax Appeals’ Court. Revista Direito Tributário Atual, (43), 499–523. Retrieved from https://revista.ibdt.org.br/index.php/RDTA/article/view/1458

Issue

No. 43 (2019)

Section

Doutrina Nacional (Not Peer Reviewed)

License

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