Switzerland approves tax treaty protocol with Germany
On 14 June 2024, the Swiss Federal Council announced it adopted the dispatch on the protocol of amendment to the double taxation agreement (DTA) with Germany. The protocol adapts the DTA to various changes in the needs of the contracting states and
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Switzerland approves pending tax treaty with Angola
On 14 June, 2024, the Swiss Federal Council announced the dispatch of the approval of a double taxation agreement (DTA) with Angola. The agreement will create legal certainty for the further development of bilateral economic relations and tax
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Armenia, Hong Kong to sign tax treaty
On 14 June 2024, Armenia’s government announced it approved plans to sign an income tax treaty with Hong Kong. If signed, this tax treaty will be the first between the two nations. The treaty aims to eliminate double taxation of income and prevent
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Iceland, Andorra tax treaty enters into force
As per a notice published in Andorra's Official Gazette, the income and capital tax treaty between Andorra and Iceland took effect on 10 May, 2024. The treaty, the first between the two nations, was signed on 28 February, 2023. The agreement
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Russia: Ministry of Finance clarifies VAT rules for foreign goods sales
The Russian Ministry of Finance issued Guidance Letter No. 03-07-08/22634 on 14 March, 2024, providing clarification on VAT calculations for foreign-made goods sold under contract in Russia. According to Paragraph 4 of Article 153 of the Russian
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Austria, Russia suspends tax treaty
Austria's Ministry of Finance has issued a new Decree, on 30 May, 2024, superseding a previous Russian notice from December, 2023, regarding the suspension of the 2000 income and capital tax treaty. The decree reiterates the provisions affected
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Switzerland ratifies tax treaty with Slovenia
The Swiss Council of States, the upper house of parliament, approved the ratification of the 1996 income and capital tax treaty with Slovenia on 30 May, 2024. The protocol implements the minimum standards for double taxation agreements. Signed
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Ukraine: Parliament ratifies income tax treaty with Japan
The Ukraine parliament has approved the ratification of the pending income tax treaty with Japan on 5 June, 2024. It will come into effect 30 days after the exchange of ratification instruments, with application commencing from 1 January of the
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Hungary reports on Belarus tax treaty suspension
The National Tax and Customs Administration of Hungary issued a release on 3 June, 2024, concerning the Republic of Belarus's decision to suspend certain provisions of the 2002 tax treaty between the two nations. The suspension went into effect
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Switzerland parliament ratifies tax treaty protocol with France
The Swiss Council of States (the upper house of parliament) announced that it ratified the pending protocol to the 1966 income and capital tax treaty with France on 30 May, 2024. The Switzerland-France protocol was first signed on 27 June, 2023,
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Turkey adjusts tax debt instalments in force majeure extension
Turkey's Revenue Administration has released Presidential Decision No. 8515, adjusting instalment payments for tax debt restructuring under previous laws, which includes Law No. 7256 of 11 November 2020, and Law No. 7326 of 3 June 2021, in response
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UK revises arbitration rules under BEPS MLI
The OECD has released documents related to information on the United Kingdom’s arbitration position under Part VI of the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (MLI). Part VI
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Turkey ratifies treaty with Korea (Rep.)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan signed the decision to ratify a new income tax treaty with South Korea on 31 May, 2024. The treaty was made to prevent double taxation in taxes on income and to prevent tax evasion and tax
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UK enacts Finance (No. 2) Act 2024 with Spring Budget 2024 measures
The UK enacted the Finance (No. 2) Act 2024 after receiving royal assent on 24 May, 2024. This legislation implements several measures announced in the 2024 Spring Budget. The annual charge for income tax for the 2024-25 tax year and the
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Malaysia publishes synthesised text of tax treaty with Luxembourg under BEPS MLI
The Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (IRBM) has released the synthesised text of the tax treaty with Luxembourg, providing clarifications regarding the impact of the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base
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Russia clarifies conditions for 0% tax rate for IT companies
The Russian Ministry of Finance recently issued Guidance Letter No. 03-03-06/1/28535 on 29 March 2024, which sheds light on the conditions governing the application of a reduced corporate tax rate of 0% for IT companies utilising their own computer
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Turkey is in the final stages of adopting the Pillar Two global minimum tax
Turkey is in the final stages of adopting the Pillar Two global minimum tax, according to a report published in Anadolu Agency, a state-owned Turkish news agency. Mehmet Şimşek, Treasury and Finance Minister, emphasised the significance of
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Costa Rica, Iceland TIEA goes into effect
The tax information exchange agreement (TIEA) between Costa Rica and Iceland took effect on 10 September, 2023. Applicable to criminal tax matters from the date it went into force, the agreement extended to other matters starting 1 January,
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