Brazilian Interest on Net Equity Rules and the European Debra Initiative to Address the Debt-Equity Bias
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https://doi.org/10.46801/2595-6280.54.5.2023.2396Keywords:
Notional Interest Deduction Rules, Allowance on Debt Equity, thin capitalizationAbstract
In this article, the authors intend to carry out a study on comparative law regarding the instruments put in place to address the bias toward debt instead of equity investments arising from the tax systems adopted worldwide (the equity-debt bias). Firstly, the article analyzes the underlying tax policy concerns that played a major role in legal design of Brazilian Notional Interest Deduction Rules. Although there are currently many legislative initiatives to revoke Brazilian NID, there is a lack of adequate and serious debate on the instruments that should be implemented to address the equity-debt bias. In this context, this article analyzes the Debra Directive Proposal by the European Commission as an instrument that is currently under debate in the European Union for reducing the equity-debt bias. The aim of this article is to try to offer some insights on how to improve Brazilian NID rules instead of revoking it.
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