Should tax claims be granted some priority in a business rescue: an analysis through the framework of the values and policy underpinning corporate re-organisation

dc.contributor.advisorBradstreet, Richard
dc.contributor.authorRadford, Olivia Jordan
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-05T07:46:46Z
dc.date.available2020-02-05T07:46:46Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.date.updated2020-02-04T12:26:42Z
dc.description.abstractInsolvency systems are fundamental to the functioning of commercial activity. They are essential for the development of credit markets and entrepreneurship, and raise the efficiency level of economies. South Africa’s business rescue regime is an innovative component of its insolvency system because it encompasses more than creditors’ commercial interests; it aims to ensure the equitable treatment of multiple stakeholders such that social, economic and political interests are recognised and optimised as appropriate. However, equitable treatment does not equate to equal treatment. Business rescue organises the claims of stakeholders into a hierarchy. The ranking of tax claims within this hierarchy is controversial because various, divergent social, economic and political interests are implicated by a tax claim against an ailing corporation. This dissertation will assess whether tax claims should be granted some priority in South Africa’s business rescue claims hierarchy. The assessment of the different policy arguments for and against this priority will take place through the lens of corporate reorganisation’s values and policy. This is crucial so that the conclusion is consistent with corporate reorganisation’s objectives rather than being influenced by bias in favour of social or commercial interests.
dc.identifier.apacitationRadford, O. J. (2019). <i>Should tax claims be granted some priority in a business rescue: an analysis through the framework of the values and policy underpinning corporate re-organisation</i>. (). ,Faculty of Law ,Department of Commercial Law. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30866en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationRadford, Olivia Jordan. <i>"Should tax claims be granted some priority in a business rescue: an analysis through the framework of the values and policy underpinning corporate re-organisation."</i> ., ,Faculty of Law ,Department of Commercial Law, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30866en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationRadford, O. 2019. Should tax claims be granted some priority in a business rescue: an analysis through the framework of the values and policy underpinning corporate re-organisation.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Radford, Olivia Jordan AB - Insolvency systems are fundamental to the functioning of commercial activity. They are essential for the development of credit markets and entrepreneurship, and raise the efficiency level of economies. South Africa’s business rescue regime is an innovative component of its insolvency system because it encompasses more than creditors’ commercial interests; it aims to ensure the equitable treatment of multiple stakeholders such that social, economic and political interests are recognised and optimised as appropriate. However, equitable treatment does not equate to equal treatment. Business rescue organises the claims of stakeholders into a hierarchy. The ranking of tax claims within this hierarchy is controversial because various, divergent social, economic and political interests are implicated by a tax claim against an ailing corporation. This dissertation will assess whether tax claims should be granted some priority in South Africa’s business rescue claims hierarchy. The assessment of the different policy arguments for and against this priority will take place through the lens of corporate reorganisation’s values and policy. This is crucial so that the conclusion is consistent with corporate reorganisation’s objectives rather than being influenced by bias in favour of social or commercial interests. DA - 2019 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Commercial Law LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2019 T1 - Should tax claims be granted some priority in a business rescue: an analysis through the framework of the values and policy underpinning corporate re-organisation TI - Should tax claims be granted some priority in a business rescue: an analysis through the framework of the values and policy underpinning corporate re-organisation UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30866 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/30866
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationRadford OJ. Should tax claims be granted some priority in a business rescue: an analysis through the framework of the values and policy underpinning corporate re-organisation. []. ,Faculty of Law ,Department of Commercial Law, 2019 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30866en_ZA
dc.language.rfc3066eng
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Commercial Law
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Law
dc.subjectCommercial Law
dc.titleShould tax claims be granted some priority in a business rescue: an analysis through the framework of the values and policy underpinning corporate re-organisation
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameLLM
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