What Is Double Taxation?
Double taxation is a tax principle referring to income taxes paid twice on the same source of income. It can occur when income is taxed at both the corporate level and personal level.
Double taxation also occurs in international trade or investment when the same income is taxed in two different countries.
A tax treaty between two or more countries to avoid taxing the same income twice is known as Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA). This means that there are agreed rates of tax and jurisdiction on specified types of income arising in a country. When a tax-payer resides in one country and earns income in another country, he is covered under DTAA, if those two countries have one in place. DTAAs can be either comprehensive, i.e. covering all types of income or specifically target certain types of income. This depends on the types of businesses/holdings of citizens of one country in another.
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