Cross-border taxation of permanent establishments : an international comparison

Introduction -- Fundamentals and objective -- Source taxation of business profits according to the OECD model -- Source taxation of business profits from a national point of view of Germany, the US and the BRIC states -- Cross-country analysis of the OECD and national PE concepts and the rules on the attribution of business income -- Reform proposals with regard to the PE definition and the attribution of business profits -- Final conclusion in the form of theses