Spain: Cabinet Ratifies The Double Tax Treaty With Uzbekistan

08 January, 2015

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

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GCC: Free Trade Agreement With Singapore Enters Into Force

08 January, 2015

Gulf Cooperation Council's (GCC) Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Singapore has entered into force on January 01, 2015. The GCC comprising Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates and Singapore jointly announced the

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Belgium – Saudi Arabia Double Tax Agreement initials

08 January, 2015

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

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US: IRS Updates Withholding of Tax on Nonresident Aliens And Foreign Entities

07 January, 2015

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

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Czech Republic-US FATCA agreement enters into force

06 January, 2015

The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) Model 1A agreement (2014) between Czech Republic and United States has entered into force on 18th December 2014. Further detail of this treaty will be reported

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Taiwan: Income tax treaty with Austria enters into force

06 January, 2015

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

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Cyprus: Double Tax Agreements With Spain And Norway Come Into Effect

05 January, 2015

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

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Canada-Korea (Rep.) Free Trade Agreement enters into force

02 January, 2015

The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Canada and Korea (Rep.) has entered into force on 1st January 2015 and signed on 22nd September 2014. South Korea has automatically removed duties on 81.9% of tariff lines from 1st January

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China: Proposes FTA with Bangladesh

01 January, 2015

China has offered to sign an FTA with Bangladesh to boost trade between both countries and cut the trade gap. This offer was made at the bilateral talks between both countries at the Foreign Ministry. “China wants to begin negotiations on a

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Brazil & Norway: Protocol to DTA ratified by Norway

29 December, 2014

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

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Norway & Bulgaria: DTA ratified by Norway

29 December, 2014

Norway has ratified the Bulgaria - Norway Income Tax Treaty of 2014 on 4 December 2014. The new treaty will replace the Bulgaria - Norway Income and Capital Tax Treaty (1988) as soon as it enters into force and is effective in both

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Italy & Mexico: Amended protocol to DTA approved by Italian Parliament

24 December, 2014

The Italian Parliament has approved the amended protocol to the Italy - Mexico Income Tax Treaty of 1991 on 18 December 2014 and it was signed on 23 June 2011. Further details will reported

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DTA between Estonia & Luxembourg approved by Estonia

23 December, 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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Korea signs new Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) with Brunei

23 December, 2014

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

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Denmark & Ghana DTA ratified by Denmark

22 December, 2014

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

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TIEA between Indonesia and Bermuda ratified by Indonesia

22 December, 2014

Indonesia has ratified its Tax Information Exchange Agreements (TIEA) with Bermuda and it was published in the official gazette on September 12,

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Canada & UK: Protocol to DTA entered into force

22 December, 2014

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

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Exchange of Information on Taxation between Indonesia and Singapore

20 December, 2014

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

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