Germany and China sign a DTA and Protocol

16 April, 2014

Germany and China signed a new double tax agreement (DTA) and Protocol on March 28 2014. The agreement generally follows the provisions of the OECD Model but the definition of a permanent establishment includes the provision of services in the other

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Belgium: Protocol to tax treaty with Canada

16 April, 2014

A Protocol amending the double taxation agreement (DTA) between Belgium and Canada has been signed. The Protocol incorporates into the DTA updated provisions in respect of the exchange of tax information. The exchange of information between tax

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United Kingdom and Germany sign DTA Protocol

31 March, 2014

A protocol has been signed to the double tax agreement between the UK and Germany. This protocol which was signed on 17 March 2014 includes in the agreement the latest version of Article 7 (business profits) of the OECD Model. The taxation rights in

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United Kingdom – Belgium sign Protocol

31 March, 2014

The UK and Belgium have added a second Protocol to their double taxation agreement (DTA). The original protocol amended the article on exchange of information to conform to the latest OECD standard. The second protocol which was signed on 13 March

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Switzerland – Kazakhstan DTA Protocol

27 March, 2014

On March 25, 2014 Switzerland confirmed that the protocol to the double taxation agreement (DTA) with Kazakhstan has entered into force. The protocol amends the DTA to provide for the exchange of tax information between the countries. The exchange

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Protocol to treaty between Belgium and United Kingdom signed

23 March, 2014

Belgium and the UK have signed a second protocol to their double tax treaty.  The protocol clarifies that certain amendments made by the first protocol to the treaty apply to regional taxes and to the communities. The protocol also confirms that

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Brazil and Norway Sign Protocol to DTA

23 March, 2014

Brazil and Norway signed a Protocol to their double tax agreement on February 20, 2014. No further details are currently

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US: DTA Protocols between the United States and various countries

16 March, 2014

The US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations held talks on February 26, 2014, on the double taxation agreement (DTA) Protocols between the United States and Switzerland and Luxembourg, and DTAs with Hungary and Chile, as part of the nation's

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Italy – Italian Football Clubs Renew Tax Protocol

16 March, 2014

The Italian Revenue Agency has signed a protocol with the Italian national soccer federation (FIGC), which will renew regulation and control over the tax affairs and fiscal compliance of the professional clubs that come within the federation’s

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United Kingdom – India DTA protocol

09 March, 2014

As notified by the Indian Ministry of Finance on February 10, 2014, the Protocol amending the India-UK double taxation agreement (DTA) entered into force in the UK and India on December 27, 2013. The DTA Protocol is immediately effective in India,

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Morocco & India: Amending protocol of DTA approved

24 February, 2014

The Moroccan Council of Government approved the amending protocol to the India and Morocco Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) on 20 February 2014  and it was signed on 8 August 2013, . The protocol applies mainly to the exchange of tax information

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United Kingdom and Anguilla sign protocol to TIEA

23 February, 2014

An exchange of letters and amending protocol to the Anguilla - United Kingdom Exchange of Information Agreement (2009) was signed between Anguilla and the United Kingdom on 13 December 2013 in London and on 20 December 2013 in Anguilla. The

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Protocol between the United Kingdom and the Netherlands is in force

17 February, 2014

The DTA Protocol signed between the United Kingdom and the Netherlands entered into force on January 31, 2014. The provisions of the Protocol have effect: in the United Kingdom: in respect of income tax and capital gains tax, for any year of

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Luxembourg and Mauritius sign DTA Protocol

17 February, 2014

Luxembourg and Mauritius have signed a protocol amending the bilateral double tax agreement between the two countries. This protocol modifies a number of provisions in the agreement, and provides for the exchange of information upon request between

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Sweden: Protocol to DTA with Japan signed

03 February, 2014

The Policy Research Institute of Japan's Finance Ministry confirmed on December 5, 2013 that the governments of Japan and Sweden have signed a Protocol amending the current tax treaty. The main changes are: expansion of the scope of exemption of

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Ecuador ratifies DTA Protocol signed with China

23 January, 2014

Ecuador ratified the Protocol to the DTA with China through Decree no. 208 on 13 January

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Pakistan: Cabinet approves the DTA Protocol with Austria

22 January, 2014

Pakistan’s Cabinet approved, on 20 January 2014, the Protocol to the DTA signed between Pakistan and Austria. This effectively completes the ratification on the Pakistan

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UK-Netherlands: Protocol to treaty enters into force

08 January, 2014

The Protocol amending the Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) between the UK and the Netherlands, signed in London on 12 June 2013, has entered into force on 13 December 2013. The Protocol is effective in the UK for any assessment year beginning on or

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