Tax Treaty Protocol
am 03.06.2006 von http://www.recht.us/amlaw
CK - Washington. On June 1, 2006, Berlin witnessed the signing of a protocol to the income tax treaty between the United States and Germany. The treaty dates back to 1989. The amendments reflect tax policy adjusting to globalization, such as the elimination of withholding of source-country dividends and the prevention of treaty shopping.
The United States Department of the Treasury published on its website the …
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