House of Representatives

International Tax Agreements Amendment (No. 1) Bill 2011

Explanatory Memorandum

Circulated By the Authority of the Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer, the Hon Wayne Swan MP

Glossary

The following abbreviations and acronyms are used throughout this explanatory memorandum.

Abbreviation Definition
Agreements Act 1953 International Tax Agreements Act 1953
Aruba agreement Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in respect of Aruba for the Allocation of Taxing Rights with respect to Certain Income of Individuals and to Establish a Mutual Agreement Procedure in respect of Transfer Pricing Adjustments
ATO Australian Taxation Office
Chilean convention Convention between Australia and the Republic of Chile for the Avoidance of Double Taxation with respect to Taxes on Income and Fringe Benefits and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion and its Protocol
Commissioner Commissioner of Taxation
Cook Islands agreement Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Cook Islands on the Allocation of Taxing Rights with respect to Certain Income of Individuals and to Establish a Mutual Agreement Procedure in respect of Transfer Pricing Adjustments
EOI Article Exchange of Information Article
existing Malaysian agreement Third Protocol amending the Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of Malaysia for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income as amended by the First Protocol of 2 August 1999 and the Second Protocol of 28 July 2002
GATS General Agreement on Tariff and Trade in Services
GST goods and services tax
ITAA 1936 Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
ITAA 1997 Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
OECD Model OECD Model Tax Convention on Income and on Capital
Samoa agreement Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of Samoa for the Allocation of Taxing Rights with respect to Certain Income of Individuals and to Establish a Mutual Agreement Procedure in respect of Transfer Pricing Adjustments
Samoa the Government of Samoa
Third Protocol Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of Malaysia for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income which was signed on 20 August 1980
Turkish convention Convention between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Republic of Turkey for the Avoidance of Double Taxation with respect to Taxes on Income and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion and its Protocol


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