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Ireland initials tax treaty with Oman, treaties with Botswana, Ethiopia enter into effect
Ireland has concluded negotiations for a new tax treaty with Oman and expects the treaty to be signed shortly, Irish Revenue . . .
Americas
Japan, Bahamas initial change to tax treaty
Japan and the Bahamas have agreed in principle to partially modify their 2011 tax treaty, Japan’s Ministry . . .
Asia-Pacific
Belarus
Asia-Pacific
Asia-Pacific
Europe
Liechtenstein and Iceland agree to terms of tax treaty
Liechtenstein and Iceland have agreed to sign a new tax treaty, Liechtenstein’s Ministry of Finance . . .
Asia-Pacific
Finland and Uzbekistan sign tax treaty protocol
Finland and Uzbekistan on March 8 signed a protocol to their tax treaty, Finland’s Ministry of Foreign affairs has announced. The agreement updates the treaty to add a clause . . .
Asia-Pacific
Americas
Switzerland weighs expansion of automatic exchange of tax information to 20 more countries
Davide Anghileri of the University of Lausanne discusses Switzerland’s decision to launch a consultation on automatic exchange of information with 20 more countries . . .
Asia-Pacific
Japan and Lavia sign first tax treaty, text available
The governments of Japan and Latvia today signed a their first tax treaty, Japan’s Ministry of Finance has announced. The agreement, signed in Tokyo, would exempt royalties . . .
Asia-Pacific
Japan, Lithuania initial draft tax treaty
Japan and Lithuania have agreed in principle to a tax treaty, Japan’s Ministry of Finance . . .
Albania
Swiss tax treaty protocols with Norway, Albania enter into force
Switzerland’s Federal Council has today announced that tax treaty protocols with Albania and Norway. . .
Africa
Senegal signs multilateral agreements to fight tax avoidance and evasion
Senegal on February 4 signed the Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters, becoming the 93rd jurisdiction to sign the document, and the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement for the automatic exchange of Country-by-Country . . .
Asia-Pacific
Hong Kong, Russia tax treaty signed
Hong Kong and Russia signed a new tax treaty on January 19, Hong Kong’s Inland Revenue Department . . .
Asia-Pacific
Asia-Pacific
Austria
Asia-Pacific
Europe
Isle of Man ratifies multilateral treaty aimed at tax avoidance
The Isle of Man has become the second nation to ratify a multilateral tax treaty designed to prevent tax avoidance by multinational firms. The Isle of Man follows Austria, depositing its instrument of ratification of Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (MLI) with the OECD
Europe
Asia-Pacific
Japan, Russia negotiate tax treaty
Japan and Russia have begun negotiations to amend their tax treaty, Japan’s Ministry of Finance has announced. The . . .
Asia-Pacific
Hong Kong, Pakistan sign tax treaty
Hong Kong and Pakistan signed a tax treaty on February 17, the Hong Kong government has announced. This is the 37th tax treaty signed by . . .
Americas
Canada, Switzerland exchange notes on automatic exchange of information
Canada and Switzerland on December 23 exchanged notes for automatic exchange of information in tax . . .
Cyprus
Cyprus and Jersey sign tax treaty
The governments of Cyprus and Jersey signed a comprehensive tax treaty on July 11, the two governments . . .
Armenia
Africa
Kenya signs agreement to fight offshore tax evasion and avoidance
Kenya on February 8 signed the Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters . . .
Asia-Pacific
Americas
Japan, Bahamas agree to automatic exchange of financial information for tax purposes
Japan and the Bahamas on February 9 signed a protocol to their tax information exchange agreement (TIEA), agreeing to upgrade the agreement by providing for automatic exchange . . .
Europe
Switzerland announces entry into force of tax treaties with Liechtenstein, Oman
Davide Anghileri of the University of Lausanne discusses Switzerland’s new tax treaties with Liechtenstein and Oman . . .
Americas
Japan and Chile sign first tax treaty
Japan and Chile signed a tax treaty on January 22, the first such agreement between the nations, Japan’s . . .
Asia-Pacific
Cyprus-Georgia tax treaty enters into force
A tax treaty between Cyprus and Georgia entered into force on January 4, Cyprus’s Ministry of Finance . . .
Asia-Pacific
Americas
Asia-Pacific
India-Cyprus tax treaty enters into effect
The revised India-Cyprus tax treaty, signed November 18, has entered . . .
Americas
Brazil clarifies transfer pricing rules, approves protocol to tax treaty with Denmark
Francisco Lisboa Moreira, a partner with Bocater, Carmargo, Costa e Silva, Rodrigues, São Paulo, provides an update of recent Brazilian tax developments of interest to MNEs, discussing new Brazilian transfer pricing guidance and the Brazilian Congress’s approval of protocol to the Brazil-Denmark tax treaty . . .
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