Austria Tax News

Swedish proposal to approve amending protocol to Sweden–Austria treaty submitted to parliament

17 December 2006

Protocol to treaty between Norway and Austria enters into force

17 December 2006

Treaty between Austria and New Zealand signed

12 November 2006

Russian Ministry of Finance clarifies provisions of a tax treaty between Russia and Austria

14 October 2006

Protocol to treaty between Sweden and Austria signed

12 September 2006

Treaty between Austria and Czech Republic ratified

12 September 2006

Treaty between Austria and Venezuela ratified

12 September 2006

Protocol to treaty between Austria and Switzerland ratified

12 September 2006

European Commission requests Belgium to terminate discriminatory taxation of inbound dividends

13 August 2006

European Commission requested Spain to end infringement to the EC Parent-Subsidiary Directive concerning the use of anti-abuse measures

13 August 2006

European Commission decides that Luxembourg's preferential tax regime for 1929 holding companies constitutes incompatible state aid

13 August 2006

European Commission requests Belgium, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal and Spain to terminate discriminatory taxation of outbound dividends

13 August 2006

European Commission refers Italy and Luxembourg to ECJ for not implementing Directive amending EC Parent-Subsidiary Directive

13 August 2006

Treaty between Austria and Venezuela signed

11 July 2006

Treaty between Czech Republic and Austria signed

11 July 2006

Protocol to treaty between Austria and Norway – details

14 May 2006

Treaty between Austria and Barbados signed

14 May 2006

Protocol to treaty between Switzerland and Austria signed

9 April 2006

Reorganization Tax Act

9 April 2006

Treaty between Austria and Saudi Arabia signed

9 April 2006

Treaty between Austria and Barbados signed

9 April 2006

Protocol between Norway and Austria signed

16 March 2006

Federal Parliament passes Tax Amendment Act 2005

19 February 2006

The Czech Republic and Austria initialled a new income tax treaty on 15 July 2005. Once in force, the new treaty will replace the Czech Republic and Austria income and capital tax treaty of 7 March 1978. Further details of the new treaty will be reported subsequently

21 September 2005

Austria and Romania signed a new tax treaty on 30 March 2005. Once in force, the new treaty will replace the Austria-Romania income and capital tax treaty of 30 September 1976. Further details are not yet available.

3 August 2005

Austria initialled a first-time tax treaty with Iceland on 6 May 2005. Further details are not yet available.

3 August 2005

Austria and New Zealand initialled a first-time tax treaty on 9 February 2005. Further details are not yet available.

3 August 2005

The new income and capital tax treaty and related protocol between Austria and Poland, signed on 13 January 2004, will enter into force on 1 April 2005. The new treaty generally applies from 1 January 2006.

17 March 2005