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Limiting interest deductionsHowever, as the OECD project on BEPS has recognized, debtcan be a strong tax-planning tool. In some circumstances, interest paymentsmay be considered excessive, to the extent that the relevant taxbase is improperly eroded. Tax professionals have struggled for manyyears to determine when interest payments are excessive, such that taxdeductions for those payments should be limited. The OECD projecton BEPS and the work of many countries seeking to apply the lessonsof this project promise to shine new light on this continuing challenge.185

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