Direct Tax Avoidance Agreements

                                                                                                               Trinidad and Tobago

DOUBLE TAXATION AVOIDANCE AGREEMENT
WITH TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

NOTIFICATION NO. 11111 [F.No. 503/11/95-FTD], DATED 26-10-1999

Convention between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago for the avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to taxes on Income

WHEREAS the annexed Convention between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income, has entered into force on the thirteenth day of October, 1999, thirty days after the receipt of the later of the notifications by both the Contracting States to each other of the completion of the procedures required under their laws for bringing into force of the said Convention in accordance with Article 29 of the said Convention.

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 90 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Government hereby directs that all the provisions of the said Convention shall be given effect to in the Union of India.

Convention between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago for the avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to taxes on Income

The Government of the Republic India and the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago desiring to conclude a Convention for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income and with  a view to promoting economic co-operation between the two countries have agreed as follows:

Article 1 : Personal scope

This Convention shall apply to persons who are residents of one or both of the Contracting States.