Switzerland-Latvia tax treaty protocol signed

Switzerland and Latvia today signed a protocol to their 2002 double taxation agreement, Switzerland’s Federal Council has announced.

The agreement provides for exchange of information upon request, reduces taxes on qualified participations, and adds a new arbitration clause, the Swiss government said.

The Switzerland-Latvia tax treaty protocol also adopts a principal purpose test to prevent tax treaty abuse that conforms with the final agreements under the OECD/G20 base erosion and profit shifting project.

The agreement has not yet been approved by the two countries’ parliaments, and is thus not in force.

See:

• Protocol (in German)

• Announcement