Oxford LibGuides: Taxation law: Treaties

Tax Treaties & Model Conventions

IBFD - Tax Research Platform
Alternative name: International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation

Portal to materials in cross-border taxation. Includes International VAT Monitor.
Lexis+ UK
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This source contains the texts of all the current double tax agreements between the UK, and other countries and the text of the OECD Model Tax Convention. The material is arranged in seven main sections: type of relief; relief for companies; relief for individuals; agreements and regulations for income tax, corporation tax and capital gains tax; admissible foreign taxes; exchange rates; agreements for inheritance tax
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OECD iLibrary is the online library of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) featuring its books, papers and statistics. It is the gateway to OECD’s analysis and data with online access provided for all publications and statistics released since 1998.
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On the free web

OECD Model Tax Convention on Income and on Capital (2017)
Free resource available from OECD official website
OECD: Tax treaties section
Official website
U.N. Model Double Taxation Convention between Developed and Developing Countries (1980)
Available from official website
UN Tax Committee
Official website of section of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Financing), Economic and Social Council, UN
Multilateral Convention (MLC) on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters
Section of official OECD website
"The Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters ("the Convention") was developed jointly by the OECD and the Council of Europe in 1988 and amended by Protocol in 2010. The Convention is the most comprehensive multilateral instrument available for all forms of tax co-operation to tackle tax evasion and avoidance, a top priority for all countries."
UK Tax Treaties
Official website. This collection brings together UK's current tax treaties, arranged country by country. Also link to superseded tax treaties on the National Archives website"
US Model income - Tax Treaty Documents Official website. Available as pdfs are Income Tax Treaty - 1996 Technical Explanation - 1996 Income Tax Treaty - 2006 Technical Explanation - 2006 Income Tax Treaty - 2016

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Schwarz on Tax Treaties by Jonathan Schwarz
Call Number: Holders of an Oxford SSO can read this online via title link
ISBN: 9789403526300
Publication Date: 6th edn 2021
Print copy is at KM336.15.SCH 2021
Klaus Vogel on Double Taxation Conventions by Vogel; Alexander Rust
Call Number: Holders of an Oxford SSO can read this online via title link
ISBN: 9041122982
Publication Date: 5th edn 2022
The Impact of the OECD and UN Model Conventions on Bilateral Tax Treaties by Michael Lang (Editor); Pasquale Pistone (Editor); Josef Schuch (Editor); Claus Staringer (Editor)
Call Number: Holders of an Oxford SSO can read this online via title link
ISBN: 1107019729
Publication Date: 2012
Print copy available at Internat 590 L271e
A Multilateral Tax Treaty: Designing an Instrument to Modernise International Tax by D. M. Broekhuijsen
Call Number: Holders of an Oxford SSO can read this online via title link
ISBN: 9041198725
Publication Date: 2018
Print copy available at Internat 590 B865a