SUMMARY

This enactment implements tax conventions and protocols thereto that have been signed with Vietnam, Croatia and Chile.

Tax conventions, and their amending protocols, have two main objectives: the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion. Since they contain taxation rules that are different from the provisions of the Income Tax Act, they become effective only if an Act giving them precedence over domestic legislation is passed by Parliament.

The tax conventions and protocols in this enactment are generally patterned on the Model Double Taxation Convention prepared by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.