LEYLA ATES Associate Professor of Tax Law Istanbul Kemerburgaz University, Faculty of Law Mahmutbey Dilmenler Cad. No: 26 Bağcılar Istanbul, TURKEY +90 212 604 01 00 (4012) leylaates@hotmail.com; leyla.ates@kemerburgaz.edu.tr EDUCATION &QUALIFICATIONS WISCONSIN UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL S.J.D., 2010-2016 (expected) WISCONSIN UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL LL.M., 2009-2010 Thesis: The Legitimacy of Tax Reforms in Turkey MARMARA UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES Ph.D. in Financial Law, 2002-2006 Dissertation: Vergilendirmede Esitlik (Equality of Taxation) MARMARA UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES LL.M. in Financial Law, 1999-2002 Thesis: Damga Vergisinde Konu (Subject of Stamp Duty) ISTANBUL BAR ASSOCIATION Official Legal Apprenticeship, 1999 ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF LAW First Degree, 1994-1998 ACADEMIC POSITIONS ISTANBUL KEMERBURGAZ UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF LAW Associate Professor of Law, February 2014-date Associate Professor of Law, December 2012-January 2014 Assistant Professor of Law, August 2010-December 2012 UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS, GERMANY Erasmus Teaching Staff, 9-20 May 2011 EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY OF LEFKE, SCHOOL OF APPLIED SCIENCES, DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS, TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS Part Time Faculty, Spring 2011, 2012 WISCONSIN UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL, U.S.A Research Assistant, Fall 2009- Spring 2010 1
INONU UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF ECONOMIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES Assistant Professor of Law, October 2006- August 2010 OTHER SERVICES ISTANBUL KEMERBURGAZ UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF LAW Member of Executive Committee, February 2014-present Member of Executive Committee, October 2010- January 2014 Member of Faculty Committee, December 2012- January 2014 Vice Dean, October 2010- January 2012 NAMIK KEMAL UNIVERSITY LEGISLATION COMMISSION Member, December 2010-January 2014 Vice President of Business Department, October 2010- January 2014 INONU UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF ECONOMIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Head of Trade Law Main Branch of Science, January 2007-June 2010 LANGUAGE SCORE ÜDS: 90 COURSES TAUGHT Uluslarararası Vergi Hukuku (International Tax Law) Turkish Tax System and Its Applications Vergi Hukuku (Tax Law) Türk Vergi Sistemi (Turkish Tax System) Introduction to Law Hukukun Temel Kavramları (Introduction to Law) Anayasa Hukuku (Constitutional Law) Bilimsel Araştırma Teknikleri (Scientific Research Methodologies) 2
PUBLICATIONS BOOK AND BOOK CHAPTER The Limits of Tax Secrecy in Turkey: Domestic and International Disclosure of Tax Information in Limitations on Collection and Disclosure of Taxpayer Information in National and Intarnational Tax Law: Establishing a Balance between Tax Administration s Power and Taxpayer s Rights (ed. Billur YALTI) (forthcoming). National Report of Turkey in Trends and Players in Tax Policy (eds. Michael LANG, Jeffrey OWENS, Pasquale PISTONE) (forthcoming). Alternatif Uyuşmazlık Çözüm Yolu Olarak Peşin Fiyatlandırma Anlaşmaları: Türkiye Deneyimi (Advance Pricing Agreements as an Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanism: Turkish Experience) in Vergi Uyuşmazlıklarının Çözümü: Ulusal Ve Uluslararası Hukukta Barışçıl Çözüm Mekanizmaları Üzerine Tartışmalar (ed. Billur YALTI) (forthcoming). Cevre Yonetim Muhasebesi (Environmental Management Accounting) in CEVRE FINANSMANI: MUHASEBE VE FINANSMAN ICIN YENI TRENDLER (eds. Yücel Ayrıçay ve Abdülmecit Karataş), Gazi Kitabevi (2008) (with Hakan Erkuş) VERGILENDIRMEDE ESITLIK (Equality of Taxation), Der Kitabevi (2006) TRANSFER FIYATLANDIRMASI VE VERGILENDIRME (Transfer Pricing and Taxation), Turhan Kitabevi (2011) ARTICLES FATCA Türkiye İçin Ne İfade Ediyor? (What FACTA Means to Turkey?), 301 Vergi Sorunları Dergisi 65-72 (October 2013). Domestic Political Legitimacy of Tax Reform in Developing Countries: A Case Study of Turkey, 30 (3) WISCONSIN INTERNATIONAL LAW JOURNAL (2012). Ar-Ge Faaliyetlerinin Vergisel Teşvikinde Yaşanan Mevzuat Karmaşası (Legislative Complexity in Tax Incentives for R&D Activities), 8 (93-94) Bahçeşehir Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Kazancı Hakemli Hukuk Dergisi 7-25 (2012). Turk Vergi Politikalarini Etkileyen Uluslararasi Kuruluşlar (International Organization Effecting Turkish Tax Policies), in TANKUT CENTEL E ARMAĞAN 617-637 (2011). Katilimci Vergilendirme (Participatory Taxation), 59 (4) ANKARA UNIVERSITESI HUKUK FAKULTESI DERGISI 609-629 (2010). Vergi Idaresinde Demokrasinin Vazgecilmez Aracı Olarak Mukteza (Advance Ruling as an Indispensable Tool in the Democratic Tax Administration), in MUALLA ONCEL'E ARMAGAN (2009). Vergi Suclarinda Hukuki Yanilma (Ignorance of the Law on Tax Penalties), in YILMAZ ALIEFENDIOGLU'NA ARMAGAN (ed. Ibrahim Kaboglu et al. 2009). Special Report: Tax Treaty Process and Interpretation in Turkey, 35 INTERNATIONAL TAX JOURNAL 35-42 (July-August 2009) (with Allison Christians). 3
Vergi Anlasmalarinin Yorumunda OECD Serhlerinin Rolu (The Role of the OECD Commentaries in the Interpretation of Tax Treaties), 28 VERGI DUNYASI 332 (April 2009). Turkiye de Uygulanan Cevreyle Ilgili Vergiler (Environmental Related Taxes in Turkish Tax System), 50 LEBİB YALKİN MEVZUAT DERGİSİ (February 2008) (with Hakan Erkus). Hirsizliktan ve Dolandiriciliktan Dogan Zararlarin Gider Niteligi (Tax Deduction of the Loss Caused By Theft And Fraud), 24 MUHASEBE VE DENETIME BAKIS (January 2008) (with Recep Gunes and Hakan Erkus). Bir Baska Acidan Asgari Gecim Indirimi (The Minimum Allowance in another Key), 232 VERGI SORUNLARI (January 2008). Kontrol Edilen Yabanci Kurumlar ve 5520 Sayili Kanunla Yapilan Duzenlemenin Irdelenmesi (Controlled Foreign Corporations and A Study of The New Turkish Corporate Income Tax Act s Rules), 310 VERGİ DUNYASİ (June 2007) (with Hakan Erkus). Mary Ann Cohen, How To Read Tax Court Opinions, Translators: Leyla Ates and Tamer Budak, 33-34 KAZANCİ HUKUK DERGİSİ (May-June 2007). Ceza Usul Hukuku Ilkelerinin Disiplin Kovusturmalarina Uygulanmasi (The Application of the Principles of Criminal Procedure in Disciplinary Proceedings), 53 LEGAL HUKUK DERGİSİ (May 2007). Meslek Mensuplarinin Reklam Yasagi Yukumlulugunu Ifade Ozgurlugu Ile Okumak (Tax Professions Responsibility on Advertisement Ban Reading with the Freedom of Expression), 308 VERGİ DUNYASİ (April 2007). Damga Vergisinin Konusu Olarak E-Belge (As a Subject of Stamp Duty E-Documents), 12 HUKUK ARASTİRMALARİ DERGİSİ ARMAGAN OZEL SAYİSİ (2004-2006). Meslek Mensuplarinin Sir Saklama Yukumlulugunu Ozel Yasamin Gizliligi Ile Okumak (Tax Professions Responsibility On Keeping a Confidential Client Information Reading With Privacy), 4 E-YAKLASIM (November 2003). SELECTED PRESENTATIONS The Limits of Tax Secrecy in Turkey: Domestic and International Disclosure of Tax Information, Koç University Law School International Tax Law Conference Series-IV- Limitations on Collection and Disclosure of Taxpayer Information in National and Intarnational Tax Law: Establishing a Balance between Tax Administration s Power and Taxpayer s Rights, Istanbul, December 5, 2013. National Report of Turkey, Trends and Players in Tax Policy Conference, Rust (Burgerland), Austria, July 4-6, 2013. Advance Pricing Agreements as an Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanism: Turkisn Experience, Koç University Law School International Tax Law Conference Series- III- Settlement of Tax Disputes: Discussions on Alternative Mechanisms in National and International Tax Law, Istanbul, Turkey, November 2, 2012. Ar-Ge Faaliyetlerinin Teşvikinde Yaşanan Mevzuat Karmaşası (Complexity in R&D Tax Incentives Legislation), 3. Trakya Bolgesi Kalkinma ve Girisimcilik Sempozyumu (3 rd 4
Symposium on Development and Enterpreneurship in Thrace), October 21-21, 2011, Tekirdağ, TURKEY. Transfer Pricing Documentation: The EU Code of Conduct Compared With Turkish Rules 3 rd International Conference on Governance, Fraud, Ethics & Social Responsibility, Cappadocia, Turkey, June 7-11, 2011. Case Study of Turkey Workshop on Networks, Norms, and Transnationalization of Tax Lawmaking, University of Wisconsin, Madison, the United States, April 29 th, 2010. Tax Reform Dynamics in Developing Countries 68 th Annual Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, the United States, April 22-25, 2010. Recent Tax Reform in Turkey European Consortium for Political Research, 36 th Joint Sessions of Workshops (Workshop 5: Sustainable Public Finance. The Politics of Budget Consolidation, Tax Reform and Expenditure Control), Rennes, France, 11-16 April 2008. Turkiye de Uygulanan Cevreyle Ilgili Vergiler (Environmental Related Taxes in Turkish Tax System) 7 th Ulusal Ekoloji ve Çevre Kongresi (National Ecology and Environment Congress), İnönü University, Malatya, Turkey, 10-13 September 2007 (with Hakan Erkus) HONORS & AWARDS, AND GRANTS University of Wisconsin Law School Tuition Scholarship, Fall 2010-Spring 2011 Midwest Political Science Association Conference Registration Fee Waiver Scholarship, 2010 University of Wisconsin Law School Graduate Fellowship & Tuition Scholarship, Fall 2009- Spring 2010 Visiting Scholar, University of Wisconsin Law School, the Global Legal Studies Center, Fall 2008- Spring 2009 University of Wisconsin-Madison Worldwide Universities Network International Collaboration Grant (Networks, Norms, and the Transnationalization of Tax Lawmaking, Allison Christians, Principal Investigator, Leyla Ates, Charles R. Irish, and Ruiqing Zhong, Co-Principal Investigators) (to arrange a workshop on transnationalization of tax lawmaking), 2009 University of Wisconsin Law School, East Asian Legal Studies Center Grant (Same project), 2009 Letter of Appreciation from the Legal Studies Center, Wisconsin Law School for Organizing Networks, Norms, and the Transnationalization of Tax Lawmaking Workshop, 2010 5
THESIS ADVISED Jale Sezen, Trakya Bolgesinde Cevresel Duyarlilik Analizi ve Avrupa Birligi Boyutu (Environmental Sensitivity Analysis in Thrace and the EU Dimension), Namık Kemal University Institute of Science (2013). LEGAL EMPLOYMENT, BAR ADMISSIONS, AND ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Member, EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF TAX LAW PROFESSORS, 2012 Member, INTERNATIONAL FISCAL ASSOCIATION (IFA), 2009-date Member, ULUSLARARASI VERGI ARAŞTIRMALARI DERNEĞI (IFA Turkey), 2012-date Member, ISTANBUL BAR ASSOCIATION, January 2000- May 2003 Associate, ACAR LAW FIRM, 2000-2002 OTHER QUALIFICATIONS Project Manager Education Success Certificate, September 21, 2011- January 19, 2012. Trainer on the Subject of General Principles of Turkish Constitution at the Namık Kemal University, January 31, 2012. Trainer on the Subject of Tax Aspect of End-of-Period-Adjustments at the Certified Public Accountant Association Tekirdag Branch, January 6, 2012. Moderator of Wednesday Academic Meetings at the Namık Kemal University Faculty of Economics and Business Administrations, 2011-2012 Academic Year Spring Semester, February 29- May 16, 2012, Tekirdağ. Moderator of Wednesday Academic Meetings at the Namık Kemal University Faculty of Economics and Business Administrations, 2011-2012 Academic Year Fall Semester, November 2-January 4, 2012, Tekirdağ. Moderator of Wednesday Academic Meetings at the Namık Kemal University Faculty of Economics and Business Administrations, 2010-2011 Academic Year Spring Semester, March 9-May 25, 2011, Tekirdağ. Invited guest speaker at the Asian-Pacific Taxpayers Associations Union Roundtable, April 29-30 2011, Bangkok, THAILAND Chair of Organizing Committee of 3. Trakya Bölgesi Kalkınma ve Girişimcilik Sempozyumu (3 rd Symposium on Development and Enterpreneurship in Thrace), October 21-21, 2011, Tekirdağ, TURKEY 6
Proceedings Editor of 3. Trakya Bölgesi Kalkınma ve Girişimcilik Sempozyumu (3 rd Symposium on Development and Enterpreneurship in Thrace), October 21-21, 2011, Tekirdağ, TURKEY (with S. Ahmet Menteş) Referee at the Namık Kemal University Institute of Social Science Papers on Social Science, November 2010-date Member of Scientific Committe of Uluslararası Balkan Kongresi (International Balkan Congress), April 28-29, 2011, Kocaeli, TURKEY Host of the Networks, Norms, and Transnationalization of Tax Lawmaking Workshop, April 29, 2010, Madison, Wisconsin, USA (with Allison Christians) University of Wisconsin Law School Communication Skills Program Certificate, Spring 2010 7