Category: Tax treaties

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

Double Taxation Agreement / East Africa / Framework / Tax Evasion / Tax treaties

East Africa bloc mulls regional tax treaty framework to boost integration

Posted On: October 1, 2019

NAIROBI, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) — The East Africa Community (EAC) bloc plans to develop a regional tax treaty framework to boost regional integration, an official said on Tuesday. Doris Akol, commissioner general, Uganda Revenue Authority told Xinhua in Nairobi that once the treaty is in place the trading bloc will… – Continue reading

Arbitration / Banking Secrecy / Capital Gains Tax / Dividends / Double Tax Treaty / Intellectual Property / Loans / Mutual Agreement Procedure / Permanent establishment / Royalties / Tax Credit / Tax Exempt / Ukraine

Ukraine: Ukraine Ratifies Protocol Amending Double Taxation Treaty Between Ukraine And Switzerland

Published by: Mondaq - September 30, 2019

On 18 September 2019, the Parliament of Ukraine ratified a protocol (the Protocol) of amendments to the double tax treaty between Ukraine and Switzerland (the DTT) which had been signed by the states on 24 January 2019.  ... - Continue reading

Armenia / Business / Double Tax Treaty / Framework / Malta / Tax Evasion

Armenia, Malta sign double tax treaty

Posted On: September 25, 2019

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 25, ARMENPRESS. Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan on September 24 met with Malta’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Promotion Carmelo Abela on the sidelines of the 74th session of the UN General Assembly in New York, the Armenian ministry told Armenpress. The officials praised the current dynamic… – Continue reading

Bangladesh / Budget / Double Taxation / Revenue / Tax Collection / VAT

VAT on online purchase must if not paid by cos during sourcing: NBR

Posted On: September 23, 2019

Value-added tax on online purchase of goods and services will be applicable if the e-commerce company concerned collects those from the original suppliers and manufacturers without paying VAT, according to the National Board of Revenue. ‘There will be no VAT on online purchase of any goods and services if the… – Continue reading

Automatic Exchange of Information / FATF / Jurisdiction / Residence / Russia / Tax Authority / Tax treaties

Russia may stop automatic tax data exchange with Britain, dependencies: media

Posted On: September 21, 2019

MOSCOW, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) — The Russian Federal Tax Service (FTS) may stop the automatic exchange of financial information with Britain and its dependencies — the Isle of Man, Guernsey and Jersey, TASS news agency reported Friday, quoting an FTS draft order. According to the news report, the draft order… – Continue reading

Citizenship / Double Tax Treaty / Expats / FATCA / Internal Revenue Service (IRS) / Residence / Tax Laws / Tax Reform / USA

FATCA blamed for one in five US expats planning to give up passport

Posted On: September 18, 2019

One in five US citizens living abroad are on the verge of giving up their passports according to a survey published by US tax consultants Greenback. The Greenback survey – which was conducted by more than 3,000 US expats – studies the expat community’s opinions on taxation, citizenship renunciation, and… – Continue reading

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