Netherlands, Germany Seal New DTA 16/4/2012
German State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Emily Haber and Dutch State Secretary for Finance Frans Weekers have recently signed in Berlin a new bilateral double taxation agreement between the two countries.

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Netherlands To Extend Tax Treaty Network In South America 28/3/2012
Dutch State Secretary for Finance Frans Weekers is currently conducting a working visit to South America, with the intention of extending the country’s tax treaty network.

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The Seychelles Adds Guernsey TIEA 3/1/2012
The Seychelles has noted the signing of a Tax Information Exchange Agreement with Guernsey as a significant step in boosting bilateral relations between the two territories.

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Netherlands, Japan Tax Treaty Ratified 14/12/2011
The Dutch finance ministry has announced that the new bilateral tax treaty between Japan and the Netherlands will be effective from January 1, 2012, following the recent exchange of notes between the Japanese Ambassador and the Dutch State Secretary for Finance.

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Swiss, Netherlands DTA Amendments In Force 17/11/2011
Switzerland’s federal administration has announced recently that the revised bilateral double taxation agreement with the Netherlands, signed on February 26, 2010, entered into force on November 9.

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Hong Kong-Netherlands DTA In Force 26/10/2011
The comprehensive double taxation agreement between Hong Kong and the Netherlands, which was originally signed on March 22, 2010, entered into force on October 24, 2011.

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Netherlands Notes Tax Agreements' Entry Into Force 30/12/2010
The Netherlands government has announced the ratification of a revised double tax agreement with the United Kingdom, approved by the Netherlands’ Senate in late December.

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EU Launches Multi-Year Review Of Cross-Border Taxation 23/12/2010
The European Commission has published a Consultation, which marks the commencement of a comprehensive multi-year review of the major cross-border issues faced by EU citizens, and proposes solutions for them.

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Vodafone Ordered To Pay Deposit By Indian Court 17/11/2010
After agreeing to hear an appeal in February 2011, the Indian Supreme Court has requested a deposit of INR25bn (USD552m) from the Vodafone Group Dutch holding company within three weeks and a bank guarantee of INR85bn within two months. In the meantime the tax authorities are restrained from enforcing their tax claim against Vodafone.

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Argentina Catches Up On Tax Agreements 3/11/2010
The head of Argentina's Federal Administration of Public Revenue, Ricardo Echegaray has announced the signing of tax information exchange agreements with Russia, Italy and France as part of its strategy to crack down on tax evasion.

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Panama Signs European Tax Agreements 13/10/2010
The vice-president and minister of foreign affairs of the Republic of Panama, Juan Carlos Varela, has visited Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Spain to sign double taxation agreements.

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Panama, Qatar Sign Double Taxation Treaty 4/10/2010
The president of Panama, Ricardo Martinelli Berrocal, accompanied by the vice-president, Juan Carlos Varela, met with the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, at the United Nations Building in New York to sign a double taxation treaty between Panama and Qatar.

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UK, Netherlands Clarify Fund Tax Treatment 21/9/2010

The UK government and the Netherlands have entered into a Competent Authority Agreement clarifying the tax treatment of investors in the Netherlands’ investment vehicle ‘fonds voor gemene rekening’, with regards to the application of the double tax agreement signed between the two countries on September 26, 2008.

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Panama Expands Tax Agreement Network 8/9/2010
Panamanian Vice President and Foreign Minister Juan Carlos Varela has flown to Europe to sign double taxation treaties with Portugal, Italy, Spain, France, and Luxembourg.

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Hong Kong To Implement DTAs 8/7/2010
Orders made to implement double taxation agreements with Brunei, the Netherlands and Indonesia for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of tax evasion have been gazetted.

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UAE Expands Its Tax Treaty Network 15/6/2010
The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Finance has announced the signing of conventions for the avoidance of double taxation and fiscal evasion with Venezuela on June 8, and with the Netherlands on June 2. The country also initialed an additional double tax agreement with Libya on June 10 in the second round of negotiations with the country.

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Panama Building DTA Network 9/4/2010
The government of Panama has announced the conclusion of the first round of negotiations towards a double tax agreement, containing information exchange provisions, with the Netherlands. Several more bilateral tax agreements are due to be completed by Panama in due course.

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Hong Kong And Netherlands Sign DTA 24/3/2010
Hong Kong’s Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Prof. K C Chan, and the Minister of Finance of the Netherlands, J C de Jager, have signed in Hong Kong a comprehensive double taxation agreement between Hong Kong and the Netherlands.

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NZ Emissions 'Tax' Attacked 15/3/2010
The ACT New Zealand Party, a member of the country’s present coalition government, has continued its opposition to New Zealand’s new carbon emissions trading scheme, calling it a tax that will increase inflation in the economy.

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Hong Kong Property Taxes Reviewed 16/3/2010
Hong Kong’s Financial Secretary, John C Tsang, made the traditional post-budget speech at the Joint Business Community Luncheon on March 12 and, in particular, reviewed the tax measures taken to increase the transaction cost of property speculation so as to reduce the risk of a property bubble being created.

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Orascom Loses Algerian Tax Appeal 12/3/2010
Egyptian telecom company, Orascom Telecom, has announced that its Algerian subsidiary, Orascom Telecom Algérie, has received a rejection to its appeal, made in December last year, against the notice for taxes and penalties it had received from the Algerian tax authorities the month previously.

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Malaysia Not Cancelling GST 12/3/2010
After a government meeting, Malaysia’s Second Finance Minister, Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah, has rejected any suggestion that the proposed introduction of a goods and services tax has been cancelled.

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Australia Promised Full Debate On Tax Review 15/3/2010
Following indications that the Australian government was thinking of a delay to the release of the Henry tax review, the Treasurer, Wayne Swan, has now confirmed that it will be issued in good time for a full debate on any proposed tax changes.

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Germany Approves Liechtenstein TIEA 15/3/2010
Germany’s Cabinet has recently approved a bill pertaining to the bilateral tax information exchange agreement with Liechtenstein.

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UAE Completes VAT Study 12/3/2010
Authorities in the United Arab Emirates are inching closer to the introduction of a value-added tax.

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