US-Brazil: Intergovernmental agreement (IGA) has been signed

23 September, 2014

Brazil and the United States signed an IGA (intergovernmental agreement) on 23 September 2014 in order to apply FATCA (Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act). The new IGA was focused on the FATCA requirements intended to identify the financial

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New Zealand- Canada: Second protocol to tax treaty

23 September, 2014

New Zealand and Canada signed a second protocol to income tax treaty on 12 September 2014.  This protocol delivered specific right to tax to New Zealand regarding pensions. This specific right to tax uses on only to pensions under a government

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Switzerland- Belgium: ICTT has been approved

19 September, 2014

The Belgium - Switzerland Income and Capital Tax Treaty (ICTT) of 1978 has been signed on 10 April 2014 and this amending protocol has been approved by the Swiss Federal Council on 19

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Luxembourg-Saudi Arabia DTA entered into force

18 September, 2014

The Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) between Luxembourg and Saudi Arabia has entered into force on September 1,

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Czech Republic-Colombia Income Tax Treaty details

18 September, 2014

The Income Tax Treaty (ITT) between Colombia and Czech Republic has accepted Colombian Congress and it was signed on March 22, 2012. The treaty was concluded in the Czech, English and Spanish languages and needs to be declared constitutional by the

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Cyprus agrees to exchange of information on tax with India

17 September, 2014

Cyprus has accepted a key condition put forward by India on effective exchange of information on tax avoiders, hoping its move, which comes amid continuing talks on amending their mutual tax treaty, will persuade India to “rescind the

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CGT Provisions in DTA has been amended by Luxembourg & France

15 September, 2014

Capital gains tax provisions on real estate have been amended by Luxembourg & France and this is for a fourth time has revised their double tax agreement. The Protocol was signed on September 5, 2014, by Michel Sapin, France's Minister of

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Kazakhstan-Singapore ITT protocol enters into force

15 September, 2014

The amended protocol to Income Tax treaty (ITT) between Kazakhstan and Singapore has entered into force on September 12, 2014 and it was signed on April 9, 2013. This protocol usually applies from January 1,

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Czech Republic-Singapore ITT protocol enters into force

15 September, 2014

The amending protocol to the Czech Republic - Singapore Income Tax Treaty (ITT) has entered into force on September 12, 2014 that was signed June 26, 2013. The provisions of article 10 generally apply from September 12, 2014 and the provisions of

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Turkey -Moldova FTA signed

15 September, 2014

The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Moldova and Turkey has signed on September 11, 2014. Further details will be reported

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Albania-UAE Income and Capital Tax Treaty has been ratified

12 September, 2014

The Income and Capital Tax Treaty between Albania and United Arab Emirates has been ratified on June 19, 2014 by the Albanian Parliament by way of Law No. 61/2014 as released in the Official Gazette No. 109 of July 11, 2014. Further details will be

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EU-Ukraine Association Agreement Ready To Ratify

07 September, 2014

The technical preparation of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement for its subsequent ratification by parliament will be completed in the near future, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has said. Both sides will progressively establish a free trade area

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Switzerland – Ghana: Protocol treaty signed

04 September, 2014

The protocol to Ghana - Switzerland Income and Capital Tax Agreement of 2008 has been signed on 22 May 2014 and this protocol provides an exchange of information provision (article 26 of the OECD Model).Further details of the treaty will be reported

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Japan: Details of the Japan and Oman DTT Agreement available Now

04 September, 2014

Japan and Oman Income Tax Treaty (2014) has been signed on 9 January 2014 and details of the treaty available now. The treaty generally follows the OECD Model (2010). The maximum rates of withholding tax are: 10% on dividends (5% if the

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EFTA- Colombia: Free trade agreements enters into force

03 September, 2014

The FTA (free trade agreements) between EFTA (European Free Trade Association) states- Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland was signed on 25 November 2008. FTA between Colombia and Norway entered into force on 1 September and FTA between

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The amended protocol of AANZFTA has been welcomed by New Zealand

29 August, 2014

The signing of protocol to amend the Agreement Establishing the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA) has been welcomed by the New Zealand. AANZFTA is Australia’s first multi-country FTA. It is the first time Australia and New

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Andorra – Switzerland: Exchange of information agreement ratified

28 August, 2014

The Andorra - Switzerland exchange of information agreement of 2014 was ratified by Andorra on 24 July 2014 and after the ratification that law was released in the Official Bulletin No. 51(Andorra) on 27 August 2014. Further details of the agreement

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Hungary and US FATCA enters into force

27 August, 2014

The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) agreement (2014) between Hungary and the United States entered into force on 16 July 2014. Under the agreement, Foreign Financial Institutions (FFIs) in Hungary will report the information required

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