Germany Double Taxation Treaties





Germany is a signatory to a Treaty for the Prevention of Double Taxation with many countries all over the world.
Draft agreements with additional countries are at the discussion stages.
A Double Taxation Prevention Treaty, in principle, enables offsetting tax paid in one of 2 countries against the tax payable in the other, in this way preventing double taxation.
Another important factor is the grant of an exemption or tax at a reduced rate on certain receipts such as interest, royalties, dividends, capital gains and others that are connected with a transaction carried out between parties associated with the Double Taxation Prevention Treaty.
When certain income is taxable under the Germany Income Tax Ordinance but there is an exemption (reduced tax) under any Taxation Treaty, the income is taxed, if at all, but only according to the provisions of the Taxation Treaty.



Double Taxation Agreements: List of Countries, as of February 2021

Albania Algeria Argentina
Armenia Australia Austria
Azerbaijan Bangladesh Belarus
Belgium Bolivia Bulgaria
Bosnia Herzegovina Germany Canada
China Costa Rica Croatia
Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark
Ecuador Egypt Estonia
Finland France Georgia
Ghana Greece Hungary
Iceland India Indonesia
Iran Ireland Israel
Italy Ivory Coast Jamaica
Japan Kazakhstan Kenya
Korea Kosovo Kuwait
Kyrgystan Latvia Liberia
Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg
Macedonia Malaysia Malta
Mauritius Mexico Moldova
Mongolia Montenegro Morocco
Namibia Netherlands New Zealand
Norway Pakistan Philippines
Poland Portugal Romania
Russia Serbia Singapore
Slovakia Slovenia South Africa
Spain Sri Lanka Sweden
Switzerland Syria Taiwan
Tajikistan Thailand Trinidad
Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan
Ukraine UAE UK
USA Uruguay Uzbekistan
Venezuela Vietnam Zambia
Zimbabwe    




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