A second protocol to the Austria –Canada Income Tax Treaty which was signed on 1 March 2012 will enter into force on 1 October 2013. The protocol contains provisions for the exchange of tax information and will have effect in accordance with the provisions of Article 2 of the Protocol. The protocol generally applies from 1 January 2014.
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