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Revenue's Argument on 5% Withholding Tax Rate for Dutch Recipients Disputed; Netherlands Supports Lower Rate Under DTAA Protocol Clause IV (2).

April 26, 2021

Case Laws     Income Tax     HC

Withholding rate of tax in respect of dividend - We are not impressed with the argument advanced on behalf of the revenue that since Slovenia, Lithuania, and Columbia became members of the OECD, not only after the subject DTAA came into force but also after their own DTAA came into force, and therefore, lower rate of withholding tax, i.e., 5% on dividends would not apply to recipients in the Netherlands, who are otherwise covered under the subject DTAA - as that is not how the other contracting State, i.e., the Netherlands has interpreted Clause IV (2) of the protocol appended to the subject DTAA. - HC

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