Portuguese Abstract: Este artigo procede a um exame compreensivo da jurisprudência do Tribunal de Justiça da União Europeia no que se refere ao conceito de abuso em matéria de fiscalidade direta. O artigo tem como ponto de partida a jurisprudência do Tribunal nesta matéria, começando com...

English Abstract: The new coronavirus has reinforced problems that states have been facing in recent years with regard to the tax challenges arising from the digitalization of the economy, especially with regard to large technology multinationals that earn extraordinary profits across the globe,...

Portuguese Abstract: Esta contribuição teve como objetivo rever criticamente as razões apresentadas por organizações internacionais, governos e decisores políticos para justificar as medidas/iniciativas destinadas a enfrentar os desafios fiscais decorrentes da digitalização da...

Taxes levied by Brazil's 5.563 municipalities are significant components of the country's aggregate gross tax burden. However, official high-frequency aggregate data on these revenues are unavailable as of this moment. This paper develops a methodology for estimating them. Two procedures are...

This article presents a linear econometric model with variable coefficients for the analysis of the quarterly dynamics of the Brazilian gross tax burden in the 1995-2008 years.The choice of this particular model was motivated by the constant changes made in the Brazilian tax system during these...

This paper presents a simplified methodology for estimating quarterly figures for both the Brazilian government transfers and net aggregate tax burden in the 1995-2007 years. It also describes the main stylized facts observed in the data in this period, calling attention to the fact that...