12
August
2020
August
2020
Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement with Cyprus will be preserved
Alexander Sitnikov, Managing partner
Yuriy Ivanov, Head of Tax practice
Khati Abdurakhmanova, Associate of Tax practice
As it became known earlier, during the negotiations Cyprus agreed to the conditions of Russia to amend the agreement on the avoidance of double taxation in terms of increasing the withholding tax to 15% in respect of dividends and interest. All of us are now waiting for the new reality of the Cyprus offshore.
The same goes for Malta and Luxembourg. According to information from Deputy Finance Minister Alexei Sazanov, these countries "in general" agreed to the conditions proposed by Russia to revise tax agreements.
Who will be the next in line? Find the answer in a brief analysis by VEGAS LEX.