Italy and Switzerland Agree an Amendment to Their Existing Double Tax Agreement (DTA)

January 20, 2015

Italy and Switzerland have agreed an amendment to their existing Double Tax Agreement (DTA) to enhance tax information exchange

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France and Singapore Sign Bilateral Double Tax Agreement

January 18, 2015

A revised double tax treaty was signed between Singapore and France on 15 January 2015. In the case of the Singapore, the treaty covers the income tax. In the case of France, the treaty covers the income tax, corporation tax, contributions on

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DTA between Estonia & Luxembourg approved by Estonia

December 23, 2014

Estonia approved the Income and Capital Tax Treaty with Luxembourg on 8 December 2014. Once in force and effective, the new treaty will replace the tax treaty between Estonia and Luxembourg signed in 2006. Estonia and Luxembourg signed this new

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CGT Provisions in DTA has been amended by Luxembourg & France

September 15, 2014

Capital gains tax provisions on real estate have been amended by Luxembourg & France and this is for a fourth time has revised their double tax agreement. The Protocol was signed on September 5, 2014, by Michel Sapin, France's Minister of

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Poland-UAE: Income and Capital Tax Treaty modified by Poland

August 25, 2014

According to Law No. 1109 of 26 June 2014, the Income and Capital Tax Treaty (1993) between Poland and United Arab Emirates has modified by Poland and it was signed on December 11, 2013. According to the declaration of Polish Government confirms its

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Canada-UK DTA revises

July 22, 2014

The Double Tax Agreement (DTA) protocol between Canada and the UK has signed on July 21, 2014 that amends its withholding tax and information exchange provisions. This contains a release from withholding tax for payments of interest made subject to

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Switzerland-Kazakhstan: Revised tax treaty agreements

July 16, 2014

By exchange of letters on 9 July 2014, Kazakhstan and Switzerland signed an, extended Income and Capital Tax Treaty which was amended the treaty between Kazakhstan and Switzerland Double Tax Treaty of 1999, by the 2010

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India: Payments for BSP link services are not ‘Fees for Technical Services’ under India-France tax treaty by virtue of MFN clause

July 09, 2014

The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) provided a decision on 11 June 2014 in the case of DDIT v. IATA BSP India  that payment towards BSP Link services is not fees for technical services (FTS) by virtue of the most favored nation (MFN) clause in

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India: Refurbish Tax Treaty with Cyprus

June 16, 2014

India is seeking an amendment to its 1994 double tax agreement with Cyprus before the territory can be out as a notified jurisdictional area. From November 2013, the Indian Government raised powers under Section 94A of the Indian Income Tax Act

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Netherlands Agrees to Amend the Russian DTA

May 11, 2014

The Netherlands are to begin negotiations with Russia to amend the double taxation agreement (DTA) concluded in 1996, with a first round of negotiations expected to be held in June 2014. Russia has asked for a revision to the agreement to bring it

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Czech Republic – Tax change for investment funds and individuals

April 27, 2014

It is reported that the Czech Minister of Finance has abandoned plans to unify by 2015 the tax collection in respect of individual income tax and public insurance contributions. Some tax measures are however to be introduced to rationalize the tax

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Switzerland – Pakistan DTA Negotiation

April 24, 2014

According to some media reports, Pakistan is looking to revise the double taxation agreement (DTA) with Switzerland. The current double tax agreement between the two countries was signed on 19 July 2005 and entered into force in 2008. No further

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South Korea and India will upgrade CEPA and revise DTA

January 19, 2014

South Korean President and India’s Prime Minister agreed on 16 January 2014 to upgrade their comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) and make effective a revised double taxation agreement (DTA) between the two countries. It is reported

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Amendment to the Bahrain-China double tax treaty

November 12, 2013

Bahrain and China have recently amended their 2002 double tax treaty (DTT) by a protocol signed on 16 September 2013. The protocol will enter into force on the 30th day after the exchange of ratification and will apply to income derived during the

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Ireland: New DTAs with Thailand and Ukraine

November 08, 2012

The Irish tax authority has confirmed in a recent update that the nation has concluded negotiations towards new double taxation agreements (DTAs) with Thailand and Ukraine, and towards revised agreements with Belgium and

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Argentina notified Chile to terminate the bilateral DTA

July 05, 2012

Argentina notified Chile on July 1, 2012, that it wishes to terminate the bilateral double taxation agreement (DTA) in place between the two countries. The agreement will be repealed on December 31,

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New Zealand and Japan have agreed to update their existing bilateral DTA

July 03, 2012

New Zealand and Japan have agreed in principle to update their existing bilateral double taxation agreement (DTA), the New Zealand government announced on June 29,

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DTA between India and Philippines is under revision

October 18, 2011

There are on-going negotiations for a revision of the existing double taxation agreement (DTA) between India and the Philippines. The Finance Minister of India raised the issue, during his recent bilateral meeting with Philippines’ Finance

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