Japan, Jamaica tax treaty to enter into force, ministry says

Japan’s Ministry of Finance today announced that the Japanese and Jamaican governments on November 17 completed all steps needed for the entry into force of a new tax treaty.

As such, the Japan-Jamacia tax treaty, signed December 12, 2019, will enter into force on September 16, 2020, the Japanese government said.

Most of the treaty provisions will take effect on January 1, 2021, though exchange of information and collection of tax provisions will become effective on September 16.