Category: Cross Border Tax

The Multilateral Instrument and the future of bilateral tax treaties

July 10, 2017

Tax treaties are based on a set of common principles designed to eliminate double taxation that may occur in the case of cross-border trade and investments. The current network of bilateral tax treaties dates back to the 1920s and the first Model Tax Convention developed by the League of Nations. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation … More The Multilateral Instrument and the future of bilateral tax treaties

Budget 2016 – what does it entail from BEPS perspective

February 10, 2016

In 2015, there were exceptional changes in the global tax landscape — Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) discussion drafts turned into final recommendations with many jurisdictions already legislating on a unilateral basis in anticipation of final recommendations. Across the globe, new and sometimes highly novel national legislation was released to address BEPS challenges. The … More Budget 2016 – what does it entail from BEPS perspective

Union Budget 2016-17: decoding the Government’s stand on cross-border taxes

February 1, 2016

The NDA Government’s second Union Budget is coming at rather interesting crossroads, from the point of view of international taxation. On one hand, there is persistent reinstatement of efforts toward having a non-adversarial tax regime; while on the other, legislative enforcement of the OECD Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) recommendations, which have changed the … More Union Budget 2016-17: decoding the Government’s stand on cross-border taxes