3604371: International Company Law, Trust and Foundation

Beschreibung

• National Company Law: Liechtenstein Asset Investments and Structures (Legal Entities and Financial Instruments)
• International and European Company Law: Foreign Asset Investments and Structures (Legal Entities and Financial Instruments)
• International and Intertemporal Tax Management for Natural Persons: Goals and Instruments
• National, International and European Taxation of Asset Structures: Development, Investment and Succession of Assets
• National, International and European Taxation of Financial Instruments: Development, Investment and Succession of Assets

Ziele

After completion of the course on International Company Law and International Taxation of Financial Instruments, the students have at their disposal comprehensive knowledge regarding Liechtenstein, foreign and European asset investments and structures. They are familiar with the characteristics of the various legal entities and financial instruments as well as the national and international links to taxation of asset investments and structures.

The students understand the goals connected with international and intertemporal tax management for cross-border asset investments and structures for natural persons as well as the particular instruments employed for achieving goals within the framework of tax management.

For this purpose, the students have at their disposal comprehensive knowledge of national, international and European taxation regarding the development, investment and succession of assets and also with regard to asset investments and structures, including the Savings Tax Directive and the EU Savings Tax Agreement.

Lehrmethoden

Interactive lecture with cases

Literatur

Recommended reading:

• Marxer, P. und Partner (Hrsg.) (2003): Company and Taxes in Liechtenstein. Vaduz: Liechtenstein Verlag.
• Richter, A. /Wachter, T. (Hrsg.) (2007): Handbuch des internationalen Stiftungsrechts. Angelbachtal: Zerb.
• Schauer (Hrsg.) (2009): Kurzkommentar zum liechtensteinischen Stiftungsrecht. Helbing Lichtenhahn Verlag.
• Jakob, Dominique (2009): Die Liechtensteinische Stiftung. Vaduz: Liechtenstein Verlag.

Arbeitsmaterial

The lecture materials, legal foundations, accounting standards and illustrations of facts relating to the exercises as well as possible further materials including selected literature are available on moodle. Additionally, all the recommended literature is accessible at the library.