Although the details of tax law are literally endless, differing not only from jurisdiction to jurisdiction but from day to day, shared structures and currents exist across tax systems that can be learned and understood with relative ease. This book focuses on these essential patterns. it provides an immensely useful introduction To The core common knowledge that any well-informed tax lawyer should have about comparative tax law in our times.Focusing on the key differences in tax systems, Thuronyi's Comparative Tax Law pulls together valuable material which at present is scattered over a disparate literature, much of which is not available in English. The book will be particularly welcomed by the numerous tax law specialists and sub-specialists who need to deal with details in other tax specialties, or research a comparative tax problem.