On 16 March 2021, OECD has published the updated position of signatoriesā€™ countries regarding the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (MLI). Accordingly, MLI entered into force for Germany on 1 April 2021.

Germany was signed the convention on 7 June 2017 and was deposited its instrument on 18 December 2020. The MLI is generally effective from 1 January 2022 in respect of withholding taxes and for taxable periods beginning on or after 1 October 2021 in respect of other taxes (six months after entry into force).