Income Tax Notification no -22/2020

MINISTRY OF FINANCE

(Department of Revenue)

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 24th April, 2020

S.O. 1370(E).—Whereas, the Protocol, amending the Convention between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Republic of Austria for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income, which was signed at Vienna on the 8th November,1999, has been signed at New Delhi on 6th February, 2017, as set out in the annexure appended to this notification (hereinafter referred to as the said amending Protocol);

And whereas, the date of entry into force of the said amending Protocol is the 1st May, 2020 being the first day of the third month next following the date of the receipt of the latter of the notifications of completion of legal procedures for giving effect to the said amending Protocol in accordance with the Article 4 of the said amending Protocol;

And whereas, Article 4 of the said amending Protocol provides that the provisions of the same shall have effect with regard to taxable periods beginning on or after 1 January of the calendar year next following the year of the entry into force of this Protocol; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 90 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Government hereby notifies that all the provisions of the said amending Protocol, as annexed hereto, shall have effect in the Union of India with effect from the 1st May, 2020, being the date on which the said amending Protocol entered into force.

[Notification No.22/F.No. 505/01/1982-FTD-I (Pt.)]

RASMI RANJAN DAS, Jt. Secy.

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