Switzerland approves tax treaty with Jordan
During a meeting, the Swiss Federal Council approved a double taxation agreement (DTA) with Jordan on 21 August 2024. The agreement will create legal certainty and favourable conditions for the further development of bilateral economic relations
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Netherlands approves tax treaty protocol with Moldova
Netherlands’ Council of Ministers ratified the protocol amending the 2000 income tax treaty with Moldova. Signed on 4 September 2023, this is the first amendment to the tax treaty. This income tax treaty between the Netherlands and Moldova
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UAE, Eswatini negotiate tax treaty
Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) announced on Tuesday, 20 August 2024, that it had initiated talks with the United Arab Emirates for an income and capital tax treaty. Ministers Pholile Shakantu, Neal Rijkenberg, and Manqoba Khumalo have met with UAE
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US: Senate fails to pass Taiwan double-tax relief bill
The US Senate failed to pass the legislation (H.R. 7024) featuring the US-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act on 1 August 2024. This legislation, known as the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024, aims to establish tax
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Turkey approves free trade agreement with Ukraine
Turkey has approved the free trade agreement with Ukraine, according to the country's official gazette No. 32620 on 2 August 2024. The agreement was signed on 3 February 2022 and was later approved by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, along with
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Romania suspends tax treaty with Russia
Romania’s government passed a memorandum to suspend the 1993 income and capital tax treaty with Russia on 14 August, 2024. This decision follows after the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a press release on 15 March 2023, declared to
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Morocco, Chad sign income tax treatyÂ
Morocco and Chad have signed an income tax treaty on 14 August, 2024. This agreement is the first between the two nations. The tax treaty was signed by Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Nasser Bourita, and
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Panama, Brazil negotiate income tax treatyÂ
Panama's Ministry of Economy and Finance, in a release, stated that officials from Panama and Brazil convened, on 12 August 2024, to discuss the negotiation of an income tax treaty. Panama’s General of Revenue, Camilo Valdés Mora, and the
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Uruguay approves tax information exchange agreement with the US
Uruguay's Chamber of Senators approved a tax information exchange agreement with the US on 7 August 2024. Signed on 24 October 2023, this marks the first agreement of its kind between the two nations. It aims to enhance cooperation in tax matters
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FTA between Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Moldova enters into force
The free trade agreement (FTA) between Moldova and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), which includes Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland, will take effect on 1 September, 2024. The agreement between the EFTA member states
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Indonesia; Switzerland IPA enters into force
The Investment Protection Agreement 2022 (IPA) between Indonesia and Switzerland went into force on 1 August, 2024. The new IPA addresses the contractual void left by the termination of the 1974 IPA between Indonesia and Switzerland on 8 April,
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Andorra, Latvia approve signing of tax treaty
The Executive Council of the Principality of Andorra has approved signing an income tax treaty with Latvia following the conclusion of negotiations in January 2024. The tax treaty, the first between the two nations, aims to establish a convention
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France partially suspends tax treaty with Belarus
France issued a notice in the Official Gazette regarding the partial suspension of the 1985 tax treaty between France and the former Soviet Union, as it pertains to relations between Belarus and France on 8 August 2024. The Ministry of Taxes and
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Andorra ratifies tax treaty with South Korea
The Principality of Andorra has announced the ratification of the income tax treaty with South Korea, the notice was published in the Official Gazette on 6 August 2024. The agreement aims to eliminate double taxation involving income taxes and
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Montenegro ratifies tax treaty with Luxembourg
Montenegro published the law ratifying its pending income tax treaty with Luxembourg in the Official Gazette on 5 August, 2024. Earlier, the Parliament of Montenegro announced the passage of the law to ratify the income and capital tax treaty
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Ukraine, Mauritius to negotiate first income tax treaty
Officials from Ukraine and Mauritius met to discuss strengthening cooperation and agreed to start negotiations for an income tax treaty, according to a release published by the Ukrainian government. “Today in Port-Luis, I was honoured to be
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Andorra ratifies income, capital tax treaty with Lithuania
Andorra has announced that it has ratified its income and capital tax treaty with Lithuania in its Official Gazette on 6 August, 2024. The treaty is set to take effect once the necessary ratification instruments are exchanged, with its provisions
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Indonesia, GCC announce launch of FTA negotiations
Indonesia’s Minister of Trade, Zulkifli Hasan, and Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, launched the Indonesia-GCC Free Trade Agreement (I-GCC FTA) negotiations on 31 July, 2024. The event was marked
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