Business Law Business Law... 1 32E11100 Legal Aspects of Finance (6 cr)... 2 32E29000 European and International Tax Law (6 cr)... 2 32E30001 Tax Challenges for Multinational Enterprises (6 cr)... 3 32E32000 Fundamentals of Intellectual Property Law I (6 cr)... 4 32E33000 Taxes and Corporate Finance (6 cr)... 4
32E11100 Legal Aspects of Finance (6 cr) Responsible teacher: Matti Rudanko Status of the Course: Master program, advanced studies. Aalto-course Level of the Course: Advanced studies I (Fall 2017). 1. Lectures 18 h and seminar (group work or essay) - 6 h (not compulsory) - Self study 133 h - Final exam 3 h Learning Outcomes: The aim of the course is to get acquainted with the regulative framework for securities markets and to gain an understanding of the cooperation between legal and business economic factors affecting various forms of corporate finance. Among the practical objectives of the course there are various skills of market related corporate finance, such as an ability to evaluate the influence of legal rules for the choice of optimum forms of corporate finance and skills to produce and interpret information provided in legal rules for securities markets. Content: The contents of the course include legal rules of listing, disclosure duties of issuers of securities, legal duties related to public bids, mergers and acquisitions, regulation of insiders and market abuse and the customer relationships of investment service firms. Also law and economics, sociological and information science aspects of information in securities markets and investor relations are discussed. Assessment Methods and Criteria: 1. Lectures 18 h and seminar (group work or essay) 6 h (not compulsory), Professor Matti Rudanko. 2. Final exam (100%) on the course literature. Literature: Zufferey, Jean-Baptiste (1997) Regulation of trading systems on financial markets. ISBN 9041106790 Study Material: Rudiger Veil (Editor), Rebecca Ahmling (Translator) (2013) European Capital Markets Law. Hart Publishing Ltd. Availability Course Homepage: https://mycourses.aalto.fi/course/search.php?search=32e11100 Registration for Courses: Registration for the lectures and for the final exam via WebOodi. Language of Instruction: English Further Information: Law books are not allowed in the exam. 32E29000 European and International Tax Law (6 cr) Status of the Course: Masters program, advanced studies Aalto-course Level of the Course: Assistant professor Tomi Viitala III (Spring 2018). Töölö campus Lectures 24 h Preparing for lectures 26 h Preparing for exam 79 h Preparing for lecture exam 28h Exam 3h Learning Outcomes: After the course students will have basic knowledge of international and European tax law. The course gives readiness to cope with typical cross-border tax problems of multinational companies. Students will become familiar with landmark tax case law of the European Court of Justice and its practical implications for companies. In addition, the students will learn how to find information about international and European tax law on the internet. Content: During the course the key concepts and sources of European and international tax law are introduced. The European Court of Justice s landmark case law and its implications particularly for Finnish tax laws are examined. In addition, the significance of EU corporate tax directives and EU state aid rules will be discussed in light of practical examples. The basics of the EU value added tax (VAT)
rules on goods and services are also covered. Assessment Methods and Criteria: 1. Lectures 24 h, Prof.Tomi Viitala. Lectures are followed by a written lecture exam 3h. The credit points received in the exam may be used to substitute the book Helminen Marjaana: EU Tax Law Direct Taxation 2015. The credit points (0-20) received in the exam correspond to 40 % of the final mark. 2. Additional 10 credit points (20% of the final grade) may be received by delivering a tax case presentation. The case must concern international and/or European tax law. Preferably the tax case should be decided by the European Court of Justice or the Supreme Administrative Court of Finland or of another country. The length of the presentation is 10-15 minutes if held by one student and 15-20 minutes if held by a group of 2-3 students. 3. Students may also complete an international tax assignment individually or in pairs. The 10-20 credit points (20-40 % of the final grade) received may be used to substitute the final exam questions from books Helminen, Marjaana, Finnish International Taxation and/or the OECD Model Tax Convention on Income and on Capital. The assignment enables students to learn how to find relevant information on and to apply international tax laws and tax treaties in practice. 4. Final book exam 3h. Study Material: Helminen, Marjaana, Finnish International Taxation 2013, ISBN 9789521078255 Helminen, Marjaana, EU Tax Law Direct Taxation 2015, ISBN 978-90-8722-337-3 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Committee on Fiscal Affairs (2014) Model Tax Convention on Income and on Capital: Condensed Version 2014. Availability Substitutes for Courses: This course replaces the courses 32E22000 European Tax Law and 32C23000 International Taxation. If a student has completed either of these courses, he/she cannot register for this course. Course Homepage: https://mycourses.aalto.fi/course/search.php?search=32e29000 Further Information: The lecture exam is an open book exam meaning that books and other materials on International and European tax law and a dictionary may be used. It will be graded in line with how well the students apply the course materials to the questions. The questions are only in English. Students may answer in English or Finnish. 32E30001 Tax Challenges for Multinational Enterprises (6 cr) Responsible teacher: Assistant Professor Tomi Viitala Status of the Course: M.Sc. degree, advanced course in business law Aalto-course Level of the Course: Advanced. V (Spring 2018) Töölö campus - Classroom hours 16 h - Class preparation 76 h - Exam or group work preparation 65 h - Exam 3 h Learning Outcomes: The students learn how to apply the concepts of international corporate taxation and the role of taxation in the decision making process of the international enterprises. In addition, you will learn the building blocks of international tax planning such as the arm s length principle, transfer pricing methods and permanent establishments. Content: The course focuses on topical issues of international corporate taxation. Various tax planning techniques applied by international enterprises such as debt financing and intellectual property (IP) management are examined. In addition, the corporate social responsibility aspects of international taxation are discussed.
Assessment Methods and Criteria: Exam (100%) or group work (100%) according to the instructions of the teacher. The group work includes a written report on a selected topic on international tax planning and an oral presentation on the key findings. Study Material: Lecture notes and an extensive package of readings will be distributed on MyCourses. Substitutes for Courses: Replaces course 32E30000 Tax Planning of International Enterprises Course Homepage: https://mycourses.aalto.fi/course/search.php?search=32e30001 Prerequisites: Bachelor s degree. The course is an advanced MSc level course. Further Information: This course replaces course 32E30000 Tax Planning of International Enterprises. Students who have completed the previous course, cannot participate in this course. 32E32000 Fundamentals of Intellectual Property Law I (6 cr) Status of the Course: Master s degree, Advanced studies in Business Law. Level of the Course: Advanced I (Fall 2017) Hanken See more specific schedule in Hanken s web pages with the code 3774. Please note that the course starts already on 29th of August. Lectures, exercises, self-study, term paper. Learning Outcomes: After having successfully completed the course the course the students will be able to: - master general knowledge of fundamental concepts of intellectual property law - analyze and apply principles of IP law in a global setting Content: The aim of the course is to give a comprensive overview of fundamental concepts and principles of intellectual property law (especially copyright, trademark, patent, and design law) in Europe. Topics include the requirements for protection, right holders, scope of protection of intellectual property rights in the EU directives, regulations and CJEU case laws. Assessment Methods and Criteria: Written examination (80 % of the grade), which is based on the literature (including lectures), term paper (20 % of the grade) Study Material: MacQueen, H., Waelde, C. & Laurie, G. (2010). Contemporary Intellectual Property. Law and Policy. Oxford University Press. Lecture notes, slides, articles and cases as pointed out by the instructor. All articles, slides as well as cases are required for the exam. Course Homepage: https://mycourses.aalto.fi/course/search.php?search=32e32000 Evaluation: 1-5 Opintojaksot Registration for Courses: Via WebOodi using code 32E32000. See the registration time in WebOodi. Further Information: The students are also expected to learn the contents of lecture notes. The lecture notes will be made available during the course on the website. The course will be lectured at Hanken. See more specific schedule in Hanken s web pages with the code 3774. A maximum of 40 Aalto Econ MSc students will be accepted to the course in order of registration. Students of Aalto register to this course via Aalto s Weboodi using the code 32E32000. 32E33000 Taxes and Corporate Finance (6 cr) Status of the Course: Master s degree, advanced studies. Level of the Course: Advanced III-IV (Spring 2018) Hanken
See more specific teaching schedule in Hanken s web pages with the code 37003. 214 hours divided into Scheduled (contact) hours: 24 Non-scheduled work: 190 Learning Outcomes: By the end of this course students will be able to: - study the individual and corporate tax issues relating to corporate finance - apply tools and practices in the context of customary debt or payout policy planning of the Finnish enterprises Assessment Methods and Criteria: Written examination (70 % of the grade), which is based on the course material (including lectures), and term paper (a case study, 30 % of the grade). Study Material: Lecture notes and an extensive package of readings will be distributed. Additional readings: Kukkonen, M: Capital Gains Taxation and Realization Behaviour. HSE A-168, 2000. Course Homepage: https://mycourses.aalto.fi/course/search.php?search=32e33000 Prerequisites: Introductory course in tax law is recommended. Evaluation: 1-5 Opintojaksot Further Information: Please note that the time of registration differs from normal Aalto-courses. Teaching times and classrooms will be available in here: https://schema.hanken.fi Exam dates are available in Hanken s weboodi: https://hanken-weboodi.it.helsinki.fi/hanken/ with Hanken s course code 37003. Please note that registering for the course will be via Aalto WebOodi using code 32E33000. The course will be lectured at Hanken. A maximum of 40 Aalto Econ MSc students will be accepted to the course in order of registration. Only students of Aalto Econ MSc programs can be accepted to the course. Priority will be given to students of the Business Law MSc program. https://hanken-weboodi.it.helsinki.fi/hanken/