Hong Kong, Maldives sign income tax treatyÂ
The agreement will take effect after the exchange of their ratification instruments. Hong Kong and the Maldives signed an income tax treaty on 26 May 2025. The agreement aims to eliminate double taxation on income taxes and prevent tax evasion
See MoreIran ratifies income tax treaty with Finland
Iran’s President signed the law ratifying the income tax treaty on 24 May 2025. Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has signed the law to ratify the income tax treaty with Finland on 24 May 2025. Signed on 7 February 2022, this is the
See MoreKyrgyzstan ratifies amending protocol to tax treaty with Korea (Rep.)
Kyrgyzstan ratified the protocol on 22 May 2025 Sadyr Japarov, Kyrgyzstan’s President, signed the law for the ratification of the amending protocol to the 2012 income and capital tax treaty with Korea (Rep of.) on 22 May 2025. It will take
See MorePapua New Guinea, UAE negotiates tax treaty, IPA
Papua New Guinea and UAE officials have started negotiations to advance bilateral ties, focusing on trade, investment, and technical cooperation. Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) Prime Minister Hon. James Marape met with the Special Envoy of the
See MoreCzech Republic, Oman conclude new income and capital tax treaty negotiations
The treaty now awaits formal signing and ratification. Representatives from the Czech Republic and Oman concluded negotiations for a treaty on income and capital taxes on 22 May 2025. The agreement is expected to eliminate double taxation
See MoreCambodia, UAE conclude third round of tax treaty negotiations
Talks addressed remaining provisions and the UAE’s new corporate tax rules. Officials from Cambodia and the UAE held a third round of talks from 14–16 May 2025 in Phnom Penh to negotiate a double taxation agreement (DTA). The discussions
See MoreCongo, France to begin negotiations for income tax treaty
The Democratic Republic Congo and France are set to hold their first round of negotiations in Paris in early 2025. The Democratic Republic of Congo and France have agreed to begin negotiations for their first income tax treaty, according to a
See MoreSri Lanka, Vietnam to revise tax and investment treaties
Any resulting protocol will mark the first updates since their original agreements from 2005 and 2009. Sri Lanka and Vietnam have agreed to update their 2005 income tax treaty and 2009 Sri Lanka-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement on 5 May
See MoreItaly: Council of Ministers approve amending protocols on frontier workers under tax treaty with Switzerland
 Italy approved a draft law on 19 May 2025 to ratify amendments to agreements from 2024, modified by the 1978 and 2015 protocols. Italy’s Council of Ministers has approved a draft law on 19 May 2025, which ratifies the amending protocol
See MoreJapan, Tunisia to sign income tax treaty
Representatives from Japan and Tunisia held talks from 4–5 May 2025, negotiating for an income tax treaty to boost cooperation. Officials from Japan and Tunisia met on 4-5 May 2025 to discuss strengthening bilateral cooperation and finalising
See MoreEthiopia, Hungary conclude second round of tax treaty negotiations
Representatives from Ethiopia and Hungary met in Addis Ababa for a second round of negotiations for a DTA. Ethiopia and Hungary have concluded a second round of negotiations for the avoidance of double taxation in Addis Ababa, following
See MoreJapan: Tokyo will not finalise any trade agreement with US that can compromise national interests
Japan’s chief trade negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, said on Monday, 20 May 2025, that Japan continues to negotiate to remove US tariffs in ongoing bilateral trade discussions. He emphasised that Tokyo will not finalise any agreement that could
See MoreIran: Guardian Council approves tax treaty with FinlandÂ
Iran’s Guardian Council has approved the income tax treaty with Finland on 22 April 2025, after the parliament approved the agreement on 8 April 2025. Signed on 7 February 2022, this is the first treaty between the two countries and aims to
See MoreIceland, Montenegro negotiate tax treaty Â
The Montenegro government published a proposal for negotiating an income and capital tax treaty with Iceland on 15 May 2025. The agreement aims to avoid double taxation and prevent fiscal evasion concerning income taxes between Iceland and
See MoreCambodia, France resumes tax treaty negotiations
Cambodian and French officials met from 12–13 May 2025 to resume negotiations for an income tax treaty between the two nations. Earlier, officials from Cambodia and France conducted the third round of negotiations on 2 January 2025. If an
See MoreUS, Vietnam negotiate amending protocol to income tax treaty
Vietnam's Ministry of Finance announced that the US and Vietnamese officials discussed various updates to the 2015 tax treaty between the two countries, including amending protocols to the agreement on 13 May 2025. The proposed protocol would
See MorePoland, UAE sign exchange of notes to income tax treatyÂ
Poland and the UAE signed an exchange of notes on their 1995 tax treaty on 24 February 2025 and 18 April 2025. The exchange notes confirm that the Abu Dhabi Developmental Holding Company qualifies as a governmental institution, making it eligible
See MoreSlovak Republic: President signs law ratifying tax treaty protocol with Brazil
The President of the Slovak Republic signed the law ratifying the outstanding protocol to the 1986 tax treaty with Brazil on 9 May 2025 The treaty prevents double taxation and fiscal evasion on income between Slovakia and Brazil. This is the
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