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U.S. IRS Publishes Competent Authority Arrangement with Finland Regarding NAFTA and the USMCA

08 November 2021

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Treaty Development

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United States-Finland

The U.S. IRS has published a competent authority arrangement signed by Finland on 19 August 2021 and by the U.S. on 24 October 2021. The Competent Authority Arrangement Regarding USMCA concerns the interpretation of the term "North American Free Trade Agreement" (NAFTA) referred to in Article 16 (Limitation on Benefits) of the 1989 U.S.-Finland UK tax treaty considering the signing of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The competent authorities agree that the references to the NAFTA in Article 16 of the treaty shall be understood as references to the USMCA upon entry into force of the USMCA.