The purposes and regulatory object of conventions for the avoidance of double taxation

In the work author examines the questions, rising from the international area of division of separate states’ taxing rights on income from immovable property, business profits, individual activity, dependent personal services and capital; also author explains related legal definitions. The evaluation of concrete maximum withholding tax rates for dividends, interest and royalties, stated in conventions for the avoidance of double taxation, applied in Lithuania, is also discussed. Though the text of conventions, which were ratified in majority states, is almost consentient, however, the global practice shows that sometimes courts read conventions differently. Therefore, in a number of cases of this work it is tried to eliminate obscurities in interpreting the content of particular conventions’ provisions. Also those provisions of conventions, which forbid taxpayer to use the treaty for state’s tax duties avoidance, are analysed. What is more, the work contains the practical evaluation of states’ competent authorities’ cooperation opportunities, intended for the implementation of the purposes of conventions for the avoidance of double taxation. For the reason to make analysis more comprehensive, the theme under consideration is sometimes incorporated in the context of national, European Union’s law and global practice. It should be noted that the most part of the related questions are discussed by emphasizing the main purposes of conventions for the avoidance of double taxation, especially the aim to eliminate juridical double taxation in international relationship. Furthermore, the author tries to seek law gaps, which are to be eliminated in international agreements on purpose to reach benefits for both taxpayers and tax administration institutions