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The Vienna LL.M. Program in International Tax Law brings together a distinguished faculty of 75 leading experts from academia and professional practice worldwide. Our lecturers include renowned university professors, experienced tax practitioners, legal experts, advisors and specialists with a deep understanding of the challenges shaping international taxation today. This unique combination of academic excellence and practical expertise is one of the defining strengths of the program. Students benefit from rigorous scholarly perspectives as well as first-hand insights into the application of international tax law in complex real-world situations.

Yansheng Zhu

Yansheng ZHU became a full professor at the Law School of Xiamen University (XMU) in 2006. He has served as the Associate Director of the Centre for International Tax Law and Comparative Taxation at XMU since 2014, the Director of the China-OECD LLM Program on Tax¬ation at XMU since 2022, and previously served as Deputy Dean of Law School of Xiamen University (2013-2017). He received a Ph.D. in international law from XMU (1999), and was a Fulbright Scholar at Georgetown University Law Centre (2011-2012). He delivered lectures in tax laws at many universities outside China. He was a participant of the Subcommittee on Tax Treatment of Services of the UN Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters (2014-2016). He is a member of the Standing Council of China’s Society of Fiscal Law and a member of the Standing Council of China International Taxation Research Institute. His academic research focuses on international tax law, Chinese tax law and company law. He also practices as a lawyer in a local law firm and as an arbitrator in the Xiamen Arbitration Commission.

Courses:
As one of the most dynamic economies in the world, China attracts a large number of foreign investors to do business in China each year. Meanwhile, China’s capital and/or technology exports are also growing rapidly year by year. The increase of cross-border investments and transactions among China and other countries has highlighted the importance of comprehensive understanding of China’s economic policies, especially its domestic and international tax policies, with which tax practitioners may help MNEs make reasonable arrangements for their business. It turns out that China’s tax policies and administrations are quite different from those of other countries. More importantly, the digitalization of economy has disrupted what tax practitioners was familiar with and provoked the variation of domestic tax policies in each country, including China, and the reshape of the international tax order as well. In shaping new rules for international taxation, China has made its contribution and will likely play a role in the future. This course introduces students to the basic components of China’s tax system, especially income tax and value added tax system, focusing on the tax issues of cross-border transactions, and discusses China’s practice and potential role in reshaping the international tax order.



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