Category: Tax treaties

Canada / Dividends / Infrastructure / Investments / Lease / Legislation / Profit Shifting / Revenue / Royalties / Tax Authority / Tax treaties / Treating Shopping / Treaty Abuse

Canada: Treaty Shopping: MIL, MLI And ALTA Things In Between

Published by: Mondaq - February 19, 2020

On February 12, the Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) released its decision in The Queen v. Alta Energy Luxembourg S.a.r.l.1 (Alta Energy), a case that represents an attempt by the Canadian tax authority to relitigate the issue of whether Canada’s domestic general anti-avoidance rule (GAAR) can apply to curtail so-called “treaty shopping”.2   ... - Continue reading

Base Erosion & Profit Shifting / Double Taxation / India / Sri Lanka / Tax Evasion

Cabinet approves India-Sri Lanka Agreement amendment on double taxation, evasion

Posted On: February 12, 2020

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the signing and ratification of the protocol amending the Agreement between India and Sri Lanka for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income, according to a Press… – Continue reading

Business / Double Tax Treaty / Double Taxation / Expatriates / Expats / Philippines

Philippines lands in Forbes’ Top 25 Best Places to Retire in 2020

Posted On: February 11, 2020

The Philippines was recognized as one of the best places where US expatriates (expats) could retire in 2020, according to a recent newsletter from Forbes. It was among 25 countries chosen by the American business magazine. The Philippines was described to be an “English-speaking Pacific Ocean nation of 7,400 islands”… – Continue reading

Australia / Base Erosion & Profit Shifting / Framework / Israel / Tax Authority / Tax Avoidance / Tax treaties

Tax treaty ratified

Posted On: December 12, 2019

‘The new tax treaty between Australia and Israel will ensure the economic, trade and commercial relationship between our two countries is strengthened’. A “HISTORIC” new tax treaty between Australia and Israel has been hailed as “representing an important milestone in removing tax barriers and facilitating trade and investment” between the… – Continue reading

Bangladesh / Czech Republic / Double Tax Treaty / Double Taxation / Investments / Tax Authority

Dhaka, Prague sign deal to avoid double taxation

Posted On: December 12, 2019

Bangladesh and the Czech Republic have signed a double taxation avoidance agreement (DTAA) in a bid to strengthen bilateral trade and investment ties between the two countries. National Board of Revenue (NBR) chairman Md Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan and Czech deputy prime minister and finance minister Alena Schillerova inked the agreement… – Continue reading

Cayman Islands / Corporate Tax / Double Taxation / Jurisdiction / OECD / Tax Collection / Tax Laws

Cayman’s tax regime is ‘under attack’ by OECD proposal

Posted On: November 26, 2019

A proposal by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development that effectively seeks to establish a global minimum rate of corporate taxation ignores that Cayman’s tax neutral status is not harmful and is a viable alternative for eliminating double taxation and tax conflicts, says Jude Scott, the chief executive of… – Continue reading

Cambodia / Double Taxation Agreement / Hong Kong / Tax Evasion

Cambodian parliament ratifies double taxation avoidance pact with China’s Hong Kong

Posted On: November 4, 2019

PHNOM PENH, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) — The Cambodian parliament on Monday ratified an agreement for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income that the country had signed with China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). Ruling Cambodian People’s Party’s 110… – Continue reading

Banking / FATCA / Internal Revenue Service (IRS) / Offshore / Tax treaties / Ukraine / USA

Ukraine, U.S. ratify agreement on FATCA de-offshorization

Posted On: October 30, 2019

The bill foresees that the Ukrainian banks will open information about the accounts of U.S. citizens in this country; Ukraine, on the other hand, will not be able to get the respective information about Ukrainian accounts in the States The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has passed the document about ratification… – Continue reading

Corporate Tax / Double Tax Treaty / Income Tax / Malaysia / Russia / Tax Evasion / Ukraine

Parliament ratifies double tax agreement with Malaysia

Posted On: October 30, 2019

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine ratified an agreement with Malaysia on the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of tax evasion and the protocol thereto, adopting Bill No. 0002. 333 MPs voted in favor of it. It was broadcasted by official Rada Channel. The agreement extends to individual income… – Continue reading

Africa / Double Taxation / Double Taxation Agreement / Jurisdiction / Tax Laws / Total

African authorities strive to reduce tax leakages

Posted On: October 25, 2019

African tax bodies will mark the 10th anniversary of their umbrella organization, the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF), in their efforts to reduce tax leakages. A total of 38 African countries are members of the ATAF, making the organization Africa’s largest body that collectively deals with global tax issues affecting… – Continue reading

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