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Double Tax Agreement Essentials

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How to approach DTAs and apply them to real life situations

When DTAs need to be considered
A practical guide to interpreting and applying DTAs
The exemptions and concessions contained in many DTAs

A Live Instructor Led Webinar

International tax issues can be incredibly complex as you often need to consider Australian tax rules as well as the application of one or more foreign tax systems.

In many cases it will also be necessary to work through the provisions of a double tax agreement (DTA) that Australia has with a foreign country. As DTAs generally override Australian tax rules, it is vital to ensure that you and your team are confident when it comes to working through DTAs.

The Double Tax Agreements Webinar walks you through the process that needs to be followed and the issues that can arise when applying DTAs in practice.

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AU $235 non-members

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AU $595 non-members

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Total 1.25 CPD Hours (est.)

Date & Details

Thursday, 16 October 2025

Time
12:00pm - 1:15pm AEDT
11:30am SA
11:00am QLD
10:30am NT
9:00am WA

*Office Registrations. Maximum 10 participants per firm (must have same email domain). The PD points for all attendees will be recognised and links will be provided to all attendees.

What we cover

The language used in DTAs can be difficult to understand and even more difficult to apply to client scenarios. In this webinar, we take you through the process that should be followed and explain the common features of many of the DTAs that Australia has with other countries. In many cases, a DTA will provide your client with more favourable tax treatment – the problem is that practitioners often overlook the existence of DTAs or make mistakes when trying to apply DTAs to their clients.

What's included?

  • 1 x 1.25 (est.) hour webinar
  • 3 month access to Q&A embedded webinar recording
  • Reference notes
  • Working through the tie-breaker tests when someone is a resident of two countries for tax purposes
  • How to determine where business profits can (and cannot) be taxed
  • Taxation of employment income, including special exemptions that often apply for short-term assignments
  • How to determine which withholding rates apply to dividends, interest and royalties, including situations where no tax is payable
  • Special tax rules for pensions, government service, director's fees and consulting income

Our presenter

Tax Director, Knowledge Shop

Michael Carruthers

Michael CarruthersMichael is an adviser, author, in demand presenter, mentor to Knowledge Shop’s technical team, and is well known for his capacity to translate highly technical information into tangible and useable advice for the profession. He has a knack for seeing through the complexity and helping advisers work through highly technical issues with certainty and accuracy.

Michael works with advisers every day to help them negotiate and implement the constant tide of change impacting the industry.

He was a member of the advisory panel for the Board of Taxation, a member of the reference group for the Board’s review of small business concessions, and an expert panel member for the Board’s review of tax impediments facing small business.

Terms & Conditions
Each education service purchase is for your use only and accessible through your individual account. Each live online education service will be provided with a unique session ID to join which cannot be disclosed, forwarded, or distributed to any other individual without Knowledge Shop Pty Ltd's written consent. No other individual will be authorised to access your education service unless that individual has purchased the education service and a unique session ID has been provided to that individual. In the event of unauthorised access due to the actions of the intended recipient, Knowledge Shop Pty Ltd may suspend or cancel the access for the intended recipient any additional individual(s) may be held liable for additional fees associated with the unauthorised access to an education service. Knowledge Shop Pty Ltd reserves the right to charge any unauthorised individual(s) who access your education service. In the unlikely situation that a live education service is cancelled we will refund you the full cost of your purchase. If a live service is postponed, we will provide written notification to you and reschedule the education service. Your original ticket will be valid for the rescheduled date. We will also provide the recording and associated materials if you are unable to attend the education service live at the new date/time. If you are unable to attend the education service live at the new date/time, you may request a refund of the moneys paid by contacting Knowledge Shop Pty Ltd directly, with all requests to be considered on a case by case basis by Knowledge Shop Pty Ltd in its absolute discretion.

The General Terms and Conditions can be accessed here.