Hong Kong and Mauritius enter into tax pact

November 08, 2022

On 7 November 2022, the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Mr Christopher Hui, on behalf of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, signed a comprehensive avoidance of double taxation agreement (CDTA) with

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Cyprus and Mauritius sign an amending protocol to double tax treaty

October 25, 2017

An amending protocol to the double taxation agreement between Cyprus and Mauritius of 21 January 2010 was signed on 23 October 2017. The Protocol revises the provisions on information exchange in order to comply with the OECD Model Tax

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Mauritius signs MLI to implement tax treaty related BEPS measures

July 09, 2017

On 5 July 2017 at the OECD headquarters in Paris, the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development of Mauritius has signed the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (MLI). Based

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Mauritius will sign the MLI by the end of June 2017

June 14, 2017

The Ministry of Finance announced in a statement on 7 June 2017, that Mauritius will sign the OECD Multilateral Agreement to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) by the end of June 2017. The

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Mauritius: Budget for 2017-2018

June 13, 2017

On 8 June 2017, the Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Economic Development delivered the Budget speech for 2017-18 to the parliament with little change to economic policy. Key points of the budget are summarised below: Reduced corporate tax

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DTA between Ghana and Mauritius signed

March 15, 2017

Ghana and Mauritius signed a tax treaty for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion in Port Louis on 11 March

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DTA between Jersey and Mauritius signed

March 06, 2017

A Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) between Jersey and Mauritius for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion was signed on 3 March 2017 in

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Mauritius: Introduced Alternative Dispute Resolution mechanism

February 07, 2017

The Minister of Finance and Economic Development of Mauritius in his 2016-2017 Budget Speech, announced the establishment of an Alternative Tax Dispute Resolution (ATDR) mechanism to expedite cases where the amount of tax payable under dispute

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7 more countries sign tax co-operation agreement to enable BEPS Action 13

January 31, 2017

According to a press release of 27 January 2017, published by the OECD, as part of continuing efforts to boost transparency by multinational enterprises (MNEs), Gabon, Hungary, Indonesia, Lithuania, Malta, Mauritius and the Russian Federation have

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Mauritius: Budget for 2016-2017 with respect to tax management

September 20, 2016

The Minister of Finance delivered the Budget speech for 2016-17 to the parliament on 29 July 2016. The most important measures with respect to tax management are summarized below. –The Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA) Act will be amended so that

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Mauritius: Publishes Budget for 2016-2017

August 15, 2016

The budget for 2016 - 2017 was provided on 29 July 2016 to the National Assembly by the Minister of Finance and Economic Development. The main proposals of the Budget on income taxes are summarized below: -Tax holidays for companies holding licences

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Mauritius signs Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters

June 25, 2015

On 24 June 2015 the OECD announced that Mauritius has signed the Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters. The Convention provides a framework for cooperation between tax authorities to exchange tax information,

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Mauritius: Signing of MOU with South Africa

June 10, 2015

South Africa and Mauritius have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on 22 May 2015. Following the signature of the MOU the revised Double Taxation Agreement between the two countries is expected to become effective from 1 January 2016. To

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Mauritius: Budget for 2015-16

March 25, 2015

The Minister of Finance presented the Budget speech for 2015-16 to the parliament on 23 March 2015. The most important changes are summarized below: Corporate taxation: Interest payments to non-resident companies on bonds listed in the stock

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Mauritius: Guidance for implementing FATCA

November 27, 2014

The Mauritius Revenue Authority released guidance on 26 November 2014 which is intended to provide practical assistance to financial institutions, businesses, and officials dealing with the application of the FATCA regulations. Also, this guidance

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Malta- Mauritius Signs Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) on October 15, 2014

November 03, 2014

Malta has signed Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) with Mauritius on October 15, 2014 with a view to avoid double taxation and prevention of fiscal evasion. This treaty awaits

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Treaty between Mauritius and Rwanda now in force

August 20, 2014

The Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) between Mauritius and the Republic of Rwanda has now entered in force on the 4th August 2014. The provisions of the Agreement shall be deemed to apply as in Rwanda, in respect of any income year

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DTA between Mauritius and Guernsey enters into force

July 10, 2014

Mauritius and Guernsey signed a double tax agreement on 17 December 2017 . The agreement will enter into force from 27 July 2014. In both countries the agreement applies to income tax and will apply to all taxable years commencing on or after 1

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