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India Austria Sign Protocol amending DTAC. Amendment to existing Convention for Avoidance of Double Taxation and Prevention of Fiscal Evasion

India Austria Sign Protocol amending DTAC. Amendment to existing Convention for Avoidance of Double Taxation and Prevention of Fiscal Evasion

Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
Central Board of Direct Taxes

New Delhi, 6th February, 2017

Press Release

India and Austria Sign a Protocol amending the India-Austria Double Taxation Avoidance Convention

India and Austria signed a Protocol amending the existing Convention between the two countries for Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income today at New Delhi.

The Protocol was signed by Shri Sushil Chandra, Chairman CBDT on behalf of India and Mr. Georg Zehetner, Charge d’ Affaires, Embassy of Austria on behalf of Austria. The Protocol will broaden the scope of the existing framework of exchange of tax related information which will help curb tax evasion and tax avoidance between the two countries and will also enable mutual assistance in collection of taxes.

(Meenakshi Goswami)
Commissioner of Income Tax
(Media & Technical Policy)
Official Spokesperson, CBDT.

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