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Bank levy double taxation relief

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The following instruments provide for the relief of double taxation in relation to the bank levy and corresponding taxes imposed by a foreign territory. They come into force on 14 March 2012 and, broadly, apply in relation to periods of account ending on or after 1 January 2011.

  • Double Taxation Relief (Bank Levy) (Federal Republic of Germany) Order, SI 2012/432, which brings into effect the new UK/Germany Convention, signed in December 2011, for the avoidance of double charging of bank levies.
  • Bank Levy (Double Taxation Relief) Regulations, SI 2012/458, which provide for relief from double taxation in relation to the bank levy where the reciprocity condition in FA 2011 Sch 19 para 67(7) has been met.
  • Bank Levy (Double Taxation Arrangements) (Federal Republic of Germany) Regulations, SI 2012/459, which provide for relief in relation to the bank levy and any corresponding tax imposed by the Federal Republic of Germany.
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