Kazakhstan: DTA between Kazakhstan and Qatar Approved
On December 24, 2014, Kazakhstan's lower house of Parliament the income tax treaty signed with Qatar for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on
See MoreProtocol to treaty between Austria and Tajikistan approved by Tajikistan
Tajikistan's parliament approved the amending protocol on 7 January 2015 which was signed on 13 March 2013, to the Austria - Tajikistan Income and Capital Tax Treaty (2011). Further details of the protocol will be informed
See MoreSpain and Andorra Sign Double Tax Agreement
Spain and Andorra have signed an agreement on January 8, 2015, by which both countries pledge to end double taxation with respect to taxes on income. The agreement refers to the treatment of dividends, interests, fees and capital gains in the same
See MoreLuxembourg: Double Taxation Treaty (DTT) Protocol With Denmark Enters Into Force
The Double Taxation Treaty (DTT) Protocol between Denmark and Luxembourg has entered into force on December 28, 2014. The notice was published in Luxembourg's Official Gazette on December 30,
See MoreSpain: Cabinet Ratifies The Double Tax Treaty With Uzbekistan
The Cabinet has approved an Agreement, on December 26, 204, establishing referral to Parliament the Convention between the Kingdom of Spain and the Republic of Uzbekistan has to avoid double taxation and prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to
See MoreBelgium – Saudi Arabia Double Tax Agreement initials
In accordance with an update from the Saudi tax authority on 29th December 2014, Saudi Arabia and Belgium has recently initialed a Double Tax Agreement (DTA) after the second round of negotiations towards a
See MoreUS: IRS Updates Withholding of Tax on Nonresident Aliens And Foreign Entities
The US IRS has updated publication 515 regarding withholding of tax on nonresident aliens and foreign entities. The Publication is for withholding agents who pay income to foreign persons, including nonresident aliens, foreign corporations, foreign
See MoreTaiwan: Income tax treaty with Austria enters into force
The Double Tax Agreement (DTA) between Taiwan and Austria entered into force on 20 December 2014. Most of the treaty articles are applied from 1 January 2015. The agreement was signed on 12 July 2014. Under the provisions of the treaty the
See MoreCyprus: Double Tax Agreements With Spain And Norway Come Into Effect
Cyprus's double tax treaties with Spain and Norway come into effect as of January 1, 2015. All of the new treaties concluded by Cyprus are generally based on the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Model Tax Convention
See MoreBrazil & Norway: Protocol to DTA ratified by Norway
The protocol to Income and Capital Tax Treaty (1980) between Brazil and Norway has signed on 20 February 2014 and it has been ratified by Norway. Further details will be reported when they are
See MoreDTA between Estonia & Luxembourg approved by Estonia
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
See MoreKorea signs new Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) with Brunei
The Republic of Korea signed a double taxation agreement (DTA) with Brunei on December 9, 2014. The appropriate legal ratification procedures will need to be completed before the agreement enters into
See MoreDenmark & Ghana DTA ratified by Denmark
The Danish government ratified the Denmark-Ghana Double Tax Treaty (DTA) on 19 December 2014, which was signed on March 24, 2014. Further details of the treaty will be reported
See MoreCanada & UK: Protocol to DTA entered into force
The amending protocol of the Income Tax Treaty (1978) between Canada and United Kingdom has entered into force on 18th December 2014 that was signed on 21st July 2014. The protocol usually applies from the following dates: Canada 1st January
See MoreExchange of Information on Taxation between Indonesia and Singapore
In a meeting on 15 December 2014, Singapore Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Indonesia’s Finance Minister Bambang Brodjonegoro noted the excellent cooperation enjoyed by both the Indonesian and Singapore
See MoreDTA between Qatar and Japan initialed
The Government of the State of Qatar and the Government of Japan have agreed in principle on the Agreement between the Government of the State of Qatar and the Government of Japan for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal
See MoreDenmark & Ireland: Protocol to DTA ratified by Denmark
On 9 December 2014 Denmark ratified the amending protocol to the Denmark - Ireland Income Tax Treaty (1993), by way of Bill L 5. Further details of the protocol will be reported when they are
See MoreChina signed a protocol to amend its DTA with Estonia
On Tuesday, 9 December 2014, Mr. Xie Xuezhi, Deputy Director of State Administration of Taxation of China and Mr. Veiko Tali, Secretary-General of Ministry of Finance of Estonia signed the Protocol amending the Agreement between the Government of
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