Guidance on competent authority assistance under Canada's tax conventions . : Rv48-3/71-17R5-2005E-PDF

The purpose of this circular is to provide guidance on obtaining assistance from the Canadian Competent Authority to persons or entities that fall within the scope of a tax convention that Canada has negotiated with another country. This assistance is provided to taxpayers in order to try to resolve situations where taxpayers are subject to taxation not in accordance with the provisions of the relevant tax convention, including situations of double taxation.

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Publication information
Department/Agency Canada Revenue Agency.
Title Guidance on competent authority assistance under Canada's tax conventions .
Series title Income tax information circular ; 71-17R5
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language [English]
Other language editions [French]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Caption title.
"Date: January 1, 2005."
"This version is only available electronically."
"This circular replaces and cancels Information Circular 71-17R4 dated May 12, 1995. It has been revised, and expanded to include guidance for certain types of competent authority requests."
Issued also in French under title: Directive sur l’aide donnée par l’autorité compétente en vertu des conventions fiscales du Canada.
Includes bibliographic references.
Publishing information [Ottawa] : Canada Revenue Agency,2005.
Description 14 p.
Catalogue number
  • Rv48-3/71-17R5-2005E-PDF
Subject terms Taxation
Income tax
Taxation regulations
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