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Protocol to Tax Treaty between Ghana and the Netherlands has Entered into Force

02 January 2018

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Treaty Development

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Ghana-Netherlands

The amending protocol to the 2008 income and capital tax treaty between Ghana and the Netherlands entered enter into force on 31 December 2017. The protocol, signed 10 March 2017, is the first to amend the treaty and makes the following changes: Replaces the title and preamble to introduce language developed under BEPS Action 6 that the Contracting States intend to eliminate double taxation without creating opportunities for non-taxation or reduced taxation through evasion or avoidance; Amends Article 3 (General Definitions) with respect to competent authority for Ghana; Inserts Article 24A (Entitlement to Benefits), which provides that a benefit of...