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1 THIN CAPITALISATION LEGISLATION A BACKGROUND PAPER FOR COUNTRY TAX ADMINISTRATIONS (Pilot version for comments) Initial draft - August 2012 2 THIN CAPITALISATION Introduction This PAPER , which has been prepared by the OECD Secretariat for training purposes, aims to assist country tax administrations that are considering revising their existing thin CAPITALISATION rules, or introducing thin CAPITALISATION rules for the first time. The PAPER aims to: describe what is meant by thin CAPITALISATION explain why many countries take measures to address thin CAPITALISATION in their tax rules describe the legislative approaches that countries frequently adopt to such rules address some of the issues that frequently arise in the context of thin CAPITALISATION regulations The PAPER acknowledges that countries adopt differing approaches to thin CAPITALISATION , and these different approaches are r
For this reason, country tax administrations often introduce rules that place a limit on the amount of interest that can be deducted in calculating the measure of a company’s profit for tax purposes. Such rules are designed to counter cross-border shifting of profit through excessive debt, and thus aim to protect a country’s tax base.
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