Australian Tax Treaties
The Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (the MLI) has modified the application of this tax treaty. A synthesised text of the MLI and this tax treaty is available to facilitate the understanding of how the MLI modifies this tax treaty.
This Agreement shall continue in effect indefinitely, but either of the Contracting States may, on or before 30 June in any calendar year beginning after the expiration of 5 years from the date of its entry into force, give to the other Contracting State through the diplomatic channel written notice of termination and, in that event, the provisions of the Agreement shall cease to be effective:
(a) in Australia:
(i) in respect of withholding tax on income that is derived by a nonresident, in relation to income derived on or after 1 July in the calendar year next following that in which the notice of termination is given;
(ii) in respect of other Australian tax, in relation to income or profits of any year of income beginning on or after 1 July in the calendar year next following that in which the notice of termination is given;
(b) in Russia:
for taxable years and periods beginning on or after 1 January in the calendar year next following that in which the notice of termination is given.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, duly authorised thereto by their respective Governments, have signed this Agreement.
DONE at Canberra, on 7 September 2000, in duplicate, each in the English and Russian languages, both texts being equally authentic.
| FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF
AUSTRALIA: |
FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION: |
| Rod Kemp | Sergei Shatalov |
PROTOCOL TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF AUSTRALIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION AND THE PREVENTION OF FISCAL EVASION WITH RESPECT TO TAXES ON INCOME
THE GOVERNMENT OF AUSTRALIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION,
HAVING REGARD to the Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of Russian Federation for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income signed today at Canberra (in this Protocol called " the Agreement " ),
HAVE AGREED on the following, which shall form an integral part of the Agreement:
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