The Government of the Netherlands has announced that an agreement with Indonesia has been concluded regarding the taxation of investment funds. The agreement clarifies the application of the Dutch-Indonesian double tax avoidance agreement to investors in acknowledged investment fund structures. On 11th July the Dutch Ministry of Finance announced that a new competent authority agreement was signed by the two sides on 23rd June 2017. The Netherlands has similar treaties with Canada, Denmark, Germany, Norway, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
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