Qatar, Kuwait sign income tax treaty
Qatar and Kuwait have signed an income tax treaty aimed at preventing double taxation. Qatar and Kuwait signed their first income tax treaty on 1 June 2025. The agreement seeks to establish a comprehensive legal framework to prevent double
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Kazakhstan authorises signing of first income tax treaty with Egypt
Kazakhstan authorises the Finance Minister to sign its first income tax treaty with Egypt. Kazakhstan issued Decree No. 382 on 28 May 2025, authorising Finance Minister Madi Takiyev to sign an income tax treaty with Egypt. This will be the
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Japan, Laos move forward on first bilateral income tax treaty
Japan and Laos officials met to advance negotiations on their first bilateral income tax treaty. Officials from Japan and Laos convened on 29 May 2025 to strengthen diplomatic ties and move forward with plans to establish a bilateral income
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Kazakhstan, Oman sign income tax treaty
Kazakhstan and Oman signed their first income tax treaty on 29 May 2025. Kazakhstan and Oman signed an income tax treaty on 29 May 2025 in Astana. The Omani delegation was led by Minister of Finance Sultan bin Salim al Habsi and included
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Estonia moves to terminate tax treaty with Belarus
Estonia has formally ended its 1997 tax treaty with Belarus, which could be terminated as early as 1 January 2026. Estonia’s government has approved a draft law to terminate its 1997 tax treaty with Belarus on 29 May 2025. The move follows
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Peru ratifies MLI, paving way for tax treaty updates
Peru has ratified the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (MLI) through Supreme Decree No. 013-2025-RE, published in the Official Gazette on 27 May 2025. Following this
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Philippines, Hong Kong begin income tax treaty negotiations
The Philippines and Hong Kong have held their first round of talks on a bilateral income tax treaty aimed at enhancing cross-border tax cooperation. The Philippine Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has announced that Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui,
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Brazil, Sweden: Amending protocol enters into force
The amending protocol to the 1975 Brazil-Sweden Income Tax Treaty will take effect on 13 June 2025. The amending protocol to the Brazil-Sweden Income Tax Treaty (1975) will take effect on 13 June 2025, however withholding and other taxes will
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Brazil, China: Amending protocol to tax treaty enters into force
The amendment to the 1991 Brazil-China Income Tax Treaty takes effect on 14 June 2025. The amending protocol to the Brazil-China Income Tax Treaty (1991) will take effect on 14 June 2025, however withholding and other taxes will take effect
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Iran ratifies tax treaty with Bangladesh
The agreement between the two nations was signed on 8 October 2022. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed legislation ratifying the income tax treaty with Bangladesh on 24 May 2025. The agreement was signed on 8 October
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Hong Kong, Maldives sign income tax treaty
The agreement will take effect after ratification, applying in Hong Kong from 1 April and in the Maldives from 1 January of the year following its enforcement. Hong Kong and the Maldives signed an income tax treaty on 26 May 2025. This is the
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Iran 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
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Kyrgyzstan 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
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Switzerland, UAE DTA second protocol enters into force
The amended Switzerland-UAE income tax treaty took effect on 5 May 2025, following the signing of the amending protocol to the treaty on 5 November 2022. According to an announcement in the Swiss Official Gazette dated 19 May 2025, the second
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Ivory Coast: National Assembly ratifies income tax treaty with Qatar
Ivory Coast’s National Assembly approved the ratification of the income tax treaty with Qatar on 21 May 2025, following earlier approval by the Council of Ministers in 2024. Ivory Coast’s National Assembly has approved the ratification of the
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Papua 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
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EU: European Council adopts UN convention on transparency for dispute settlement
The decision will increase public access to documents and hearings and include civil society in investor-state disputes under investment treaties. The Council of the European Union adopted a decision on the conclusion of the United Nations
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Czech 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
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