Presencial, Online, Streaming

Master’s in International Tax Advisory

Program director:

Pablo Chico de la Cámara.
María Lorente Iranzo.

Campus:

Barcelona

Date:

September

LANGUAGE:

Español

ACADEMIC STAY:

University of Miami

Students of the Master in International Tax Advisory at ISDE

International taxation leaves no room for improvisation.

Working in international taxation isn’t about repeating frameworks or theoretical templates. It’s about making decisions with a visible impact on transactions, companies, and wealth.

Here, you will work with tax planning, cross-border transactions, double taxation treaties, tax audits, fiscal risk analysis, and regulatory compliance in an increasingly scrutinized global environment.

When you start in international taxation, no one asks whether you know the theory. They ask whether you can analyze, argue, and defend a tax position with sound judgment and responsibility.

This master’s program is designed to train advisors who can operate with technical and strategic confidence in international taxation from day one—understanding how real decisions are made in law firms, professional services firms, and tax departments.

You’re not here to complete your university notes. You’re here to stop thinking like a student and start thinking like a tax advisor.

To learn how to respond when the numbers, deadlines, and the audit are already on the table.

COLLABORATE

GREAT CENTERS

miami
isdi

DO YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE?

REQUEST MORE INFORMATION

+

K

A global alumni community specialized in Law

nº 100

In rankings for legal education and for faculty

%

Employability at the top firms and law offices

Introduction and objectives

The market demands advisors trained in international taxation. It could not be otherwise in a context where companies and even individuals constantly operate beyond national borders. To help their clients achieve their goals, they must be fully familiar with the regulations, case law, and administrative doctrine applicable to international taxation, in order to substantiate their strategic and legal position before clients or in the face of potential tax inspections.

The acquisition of this knowledge and skills at the highest level can only be achieved alongside the most renowned specialists from the most prestigious firms. It will be them who, through a method based on Business Cases, analyzing and solving real cases, will ensure that students acquire those skills demanded by the market. The integration phase with these firms, included in this program, also provides the most natural way to end up working in them.

In the context of the 4.0 revolution, it is also essential to have knowledge of technologies with a tremendous impact in the tax field, such as Blockchain and Smart Contracts, as well as working in the most efficient way with digital tools and using agile methodologies. For this, students in this program will receive a course in Digital Business Skills, taught by ISDI, the leading digital training school, which will certify the training received in these areas with a degree.

Sponsor

Structure, location and calendar

On Mondays and Wednesdays, students are provided with documents and/or videos, including recorded lectures by faculty members, which form the basis for their work and preparation throughout the week.

On Fridays (Spain time), in-person classes take place, with the option to attend via streaming. Thanks to the prior preparation completed during the week, these sessions adopt a more practical and Socratic approach.

Students who wish to do so can also opt for an internship, lasting between 3 and 6 months.

In all cases, students must complete a master’s thesis (TFM).

Career Opportunities

  • Consulting and auditing firms or Big Four (mainly in areas related to Tax Law).
  • Large national and international companies, listed or SMEs (mainly in departments specializing in financial and tax advisory).
  • Banks, investment banks, savings banks, and other financial market operators.

ACADEMIC PROGRAM

MODULE I – ECONOMIC CRIMINAL OFFENSES

SOCIO-ECONOMIC CRIMES
  • Analysis of tax offenses and the limits with tax infringements
  • Practical analysis of the criminal wrongdoing
  • Criminal compliance
  • Concurrence of tax offense and money laundering. Tax risk and exemption from liability

MODULE II – INTERNATIONAL DIRECT TAXATION

INTRODUCTION TO DIRECT AND INDIRECT TAXATION OF RESIDENTS
  • Direct taxation (PIT, CIT, WT and SGT, etc.): definition of the taxable event and taxpayers
  • Indirect taxation (VAT, TTP and AJD, STT, etc.): definition of the taxable event and taxpayers
  • Business case
PILLARS OF INTERNATIONAL TAXATION
  • Principles of International Taxation
  • EU Acquis (with special reference to Direct Taxation Directives)
  • Types of international double taxation treaty models
  • OECD (Pillar I and II)
  • Basic principles of international taxation: territoriality criteria (residency and source) and nationality
  • Taxation in Andorra: Information exchange
  • Relocation of residence to Andorra
  • General and specific anti-abuse clauses, with special reference to non-cooperative jurisdictions
  • Business case
TAXATION WITHOUT DTT (NRIT)
  • Objective and subjective elements of the taxable event
  • Analysis of taxation through PE
  • Analysis of taxation without PE
  • Business case
TAXATION THROUGH DTT
  • Concept and structure
  • Mutual agreement procedure
  • Business case
  • Types of income (WITHOUT DTT)
  • PE
  • Business case
  • Criteria for allocation of taxing rights (real estate, business, maritime navigation, dividends, interest, royalties, capital gains, employment, artists and athletes, other income)
  • Income quantification
  • Business case
  • Methods to eliminate double taxation
  • Sports taxation
TAX IMPACT OF SPANISH INVESTMENT ABROAD
  • International tax transparency
  • Image rights
  • Hybrid instruments
  • Business case
  • Exit Tax
  • ETVE
  • Regime for holding companies of foreign securities
  • Expatriate and impatriate regime
  • Business case
WEALTH TAXATION
  • Transferred wealth taxes
  • Business case
  • Inheritance and gift tax
  • Other taxes (regional and local) Pillars 1 and 2
  • Global minimum tax business case
TRANSFER PRICING REGIME
  • Arm’s length principle
  • Comparability analysis
  • Valuation methods
  • Formal obligations and penalty regime
  • Business case with interaction between direct and international indirect taxation

MODULE III – INTERNATIONAL INDIRECT TAXATION

 VAT IN THE EU AND NON-EU CONTEXT
  • VAT on international trade and exchange of goods
  • Place of supply / Territoriality rules – Supply of goods
  • Chain transactions
  • Business case
  • Steps to carry out an import
  • Business case
  • Taxable person – Subsidiary, Branch vs. other PEs
  • Obligations – VAT formalities for non-residents
  • VAT deduction for non-residents
  • Business case – VAT planning and optimization at international level
  • Place of supply / Territoriality rules – Services
  • VAT on international exchange of services
  • Business case
CUSTOMS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE
  • EU Customs Territory – Legal framework and scope
  • Customs and the elements involved in customs clearance
  • Key pillars for the application of import duties and other measures on goods trade
  • Common customs tariff and tariff classification of goods
  • Business case
  • VAT Digital Age (VIDA Package)
  • Business case
  • Customs origin of goods
  • Customs value of goods
  • Customs debt: Determining the amount of import duties. Tariffs and trade defense measures.
  • Business case
  • VAT – Import taxable event: Accrual, exemptions, suspension and
  • Incoterms® 2020: Practical application and interaction with taxation
  • Inclusion of goods in a customs regime: Special regimes:
    • Transit: External and Internal
    • Storage: Customs warehouse and free zones
    • Special destination: Temporary importation and end-use
    • Processing: Inward and Outward
  • Tax regimes: Different types of warehouses

MODULE IV – EXCISE DUTIES

 EXCISE DUTIES
  • Nature and structural elements
  • Types of manufacturing excise duties
  • Environmental taxation:
    • Legal framework
    • IVPEE, Fluorinated gases, waste and non-plastic packaging
  • Business case

i. LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN TAX PROCEDURES

  • Management procedure
  • Audit procedure
  • Collection procedure
  • Sanctioning procedure
  • Review procedure. Claims/Appeals before administrative and judicial bodies/Preliminary ruling
  • Tax compliance relationships
  • Business cases for audit process analysis

ii. BUSINESS RESTRUCTURING OPERATIONS

  • Corporate transformation, mergers, demergers, transfer of registered office
  • Tax impact between parent and subsidiary companies and within group companies
  • Contribution of a business line
  • Special reference to mergers and demergers
  • Business cases
INTERNATIONAL DIRECT TAXATION – OTHER STUDY AREAS
  • International individual: Practice of international tax integration
  • Company: Multinational group tax structure in Spain

FACULTY

  • Pablo Chico — URJC
  • María Lorente — EY
  • Beatriz Larrosa — EY
  • Beltrán Sánchez — PKF Attest
  • Jordi Hernández — KPMG
  • Francisco Javier Rodríguez — Bové Montero
  • Jaime López — RSM
  • Emilio Margallo — EY
  • Nuria Nicolau — Cuatrecasas
  • Maximino Linares — HSF Kramer
  • Josep Cabot — Crowe
  • Moisés Oller — Cuatrecasas
  • Pere Auge — Augé Legal
  • Rosa Fraile — URJC

ACCREDITED DEGREE

Once the relevant Program has concluded and ISDE has verified that the STUDENT has completed their work satisfactorily, the STUDENT will receive the corresponding Degree certificate for each PROGRAM.

In compliance with current legality and, specifically, as set forth in article 4.4 of decree 84/2004, it is noted that ISDE’s programs are professionally oriented and therefore, unless explicitly stated otherwise, they are courses that do not lead to the acquisition of a title with official value, but to that of a proprietary title from ISDE.

Any questions?

Do you still have any questions?

If you need further information, please do not hesitate to contact us via any of our channels and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

El Grado en Derecho + Máster en Abogacía Internacional de ISDE es para ti si te interesa el Derecho, pero quieres desarrollar tu carrera en un entorno internacional y no limitarte a un ejercicio exclusivamente nacional.

Es una buena opción si te atraen los despachos internacionales, las empresas con actividad global o las operaciones entre distintos países.

También encaja si valoras una formación práctica desde el principio y quieres entender pronto cómo se trabaja de verdad en la profesión.

El Grado en Derecho + Máster en Abogacía Internacional de ISDE se diferencia de un grado tradicional en que no espera al final de la carrera para acercarte a la profesión ni a la dimensión internacional del Derecho.

Desde el principio combina base jurídica, enfoque práctico y una orientación clara hacia el trabajo en despachos y empresas con actividad internacional.

Mientras que un grado convencional suele centrarse en el estudio teórico del Derecho, este programa combina formación académica con una aproximación real al ejercicio profesional en despachos internacionales.

Además, no te limitarás a memorizar normativa jurídica, sino que aprender cómo se aplican esos conocimientos en contextos reales, lo que facilita tu transición al mundo profesional.

El Grado en Derecho + Máster en Abogacía Internacional de ISDE merece la pena si buscas una formación jurídica con más recorrido profesional que un grado generalista.

La combinación entre Derecho, práctica y enfoque internacional te permite construir un perfil más específico desde el principio.

Eso no garantiza nada por sí solo, pero sí te sitúa mejor si quieres acceder a entornos donde se valoran la visión global, el inglés jurídico y la capacidad de trabajar con operaciones y clientes internacionales.

El Grado en Derecho + Máster en Abogacía Internacional de ISDE te orienta hacia salidas como despachos internacionales, departamentos jurídicos de multinacionales, asesoramiento mercantil internacional o consultoría jurídica con actividad transfronteriza.

También te prepara para trabajar en operaciones como contratos internacionales, expansión de empresas o coordinación jurídica entre distintos países.

La clave no es simplemente “salir al extranjero”, sino desarrollar un perfil que tenga sentido en organizaciones con una operativa global.

El Grado en Derecho + Máster en Abogacía Internacional de ISDE incluye prácticas porque una formación así no tendría sentido sin contacto real con la profesión.

Las prácticas te permiten ver cómo trabaja un despacho, cómo se organizan los asuntos y qué se espera de un perfil junior.

Más que un trámite final, son una forma de comprobar si ese entorno encaja contigo y de llegar al mercado laboral con una referencia práctica que te ayude a orientarte mejor.

El Grado en Derecho + Máster en Abogacía Internacional de ISDE cuenta con profesores vinculados al ejercicio profesional, especialmente en despachos y entornos jurídicos internacionales.

Eso significa que muchas clases no se quedan en la teoría, sino que aterrizan en cómo se plantea un asunto, cómo se trabaja con un cliente o cómo se enfoca una operación real.

Para un alumno, esto marca bastante la diferencia entre estudiar Derecho y empezar a entender cómo se ejerce

El Grado en Derecho + Máster en Abogacía Internacional de ISDE suele atraer a estudiantes con interés en el Derecho, pero también con ambición de moverse en un entorno más internacional, más exigente y más orientado a negocio.

No hace falta llegar con una vocación cerrada, pero sí ayuda tener curiosidad por la empresa, por los idiomas y por cómo funciona la profesión fuera de un marco puramente académico.

Suele encajar bien en perfiles que buscan recorrido y diferenciación.

El Grado en Derecho + Máster en Abogacía Internacional de ISDE exige trabajo, constancia y capacidad para moverte entre contenidos jurídicos y enfoque internacional.

No es un programa para pasar de puntillas, pero tampoco está planteado para que todo dependa de memorizar.

La ventaja es que el enfoque práctico ayuda a entender mejor por qué estudias cada materia y para qué puede servirte después.

Si buscas una formación cómoda, quizá no sea tu programa. Si buscas una formación con sentido profesional, sí puede serlo.

El Grado en Derecho + Máster en Abogacía Internacional de ISDE se desarrolla en un entorno que exige familiaridad con el inglés y con una lógica internacional del trabajo jurídico.

Más allá del idioma concreto de las clases o de parte del contenido, lo importante es que el programa te prepara para moverte en contextos donde el inglés jurídico y la documentación internacional forman parte de la realidad profesional.

Si quieres trabajar en un entorno global, esa exposición al inglés importa.

El Grado en Derecho + Máster en Abogacía Internacional de ISDE te orienta hacia trabajos en despachos internacionales, departamentos legales de empresas con actividad exterior, asesoramiento mercantil o entornos donde el componente internacional tenga peso real.

No te cierra a una sola salida, pero sí perfila tu candidatura hacia puestos donde se valore una base jurídica sólida con proyección internacional.

Eso te ayuda a no llegar al mercado como “uno más” entre perfiles jurídicos generalistas.

  • The Master in International Tax Advisory at ISDE is for you if you want to specialise in international taxation without leaving your job. On-site classes are on Fridays, with a streaming option, and the rest of the week you work with documentation and videos. It suits graduates and professionals who already work in the tax field or want to enter it.

Newsletter

Do you want to receive information about ISDE, new programs, or current news?

logo sticky azul
Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.