{"id":14949,"date":"2018-08-15T06:23:56","date_gmt":"2018-08-15T06:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ancnews.info\/?p=14949"},"modified":"2018-08-15T06:23:56","modified_gmt":"2018-08-15T06:23:56","slug":"grant-thornton-calls-for-new-u-s-armenia-tax-treaty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ancnews.info\/?p=14949","title":{"rendered":"Grant Thornton Calls for New U.S.-Armenia Tax Treaty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8212; Business Community Continues to Call for Long Overdue Accord to End Double Taxation of Profits<\/p>\n<p>WASHINGTON, DC<\/strong> &#8211;The Armenian branch of Grant Thornton &#8211; the world&#8217;s sixth largest accounting firm &#8211; has called on the U.S. Department of Treasury \u201cto negotiate a mutually-beneficial Double Tax Treaty with the Republic of Armenia,\u201d reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).<br \/>\n<!--more Continue reading \/ \u0531\u0574\u0562\u0578\u0572\u057b\u0568 \u2192-->] <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe ANCA welcomes Grant Thornton\u2019s full support for a US-Armenia Double Tax Treaty,\u201d remarked ANCA Chairman Raffi Hamparian. \u201cWe look forward to the U.S. Treasury Department engaging with the Republic of Armenia &#8211; without delay &#8211; to conclude this much-needed accord,\u201d Hamparian added.<\/p>\n<p>Grant Thornton generates annual revenue of over $1.7 billion and employs more than 7000 employees worldwide.  Grant Thornton Armenia consists of over 160 experienced international and local public accountants and auditors, advisers in finance, business and management, as well as tax and legal advisers, working at two offices in Yerevan. They are celebrating their 20th year in Armenia this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the spirit of the recently negotiated U.S.-Armenia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement, which is already producing real dividends, I encourage you to move forward expeditiously with a Double Tax Treaty,\u201d explained Grant Thornton Armenia Managing Partner Gagik Gyulbudaghyan in an August 7th letter to Secretary Mnuchin.  \u201cBy eliminating the threat of double taxation we would both remove an artificial barrier to American investment and also incentivize businesses from both nations to explore new avenues for cooperation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Grant Thornton is the latest in a growing list of U.S. and Armenia firms calling for a new U.S.-Armenia double tax treaty. In September 2017, the ANCA joined with Paul Korian and Peklar Pilavjian, leading U.S. investors in Yerevan\u2019s landmark Marriott hotel, for a series of Capitol Hill and State Department meetings making the case for an updated compact. Internationally renowned Tufenkian Artisan Carpets; Triada Studio, the Armenia-based creator of the Apple Design Award-winning Shadowmatic Game; and PicsArt, the Yerevan and San Francisco based makers of one of the most popular photo-editing, collage and drawing apps, are among the many firms who have been outspoken on the matter.<\/p>\n<p>In February, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, during Congressional testimony before the U.S. House Financial Services Committee, agreed \u2013 in response to direct questioning by Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) \u2013 to commit Treasury Department officials to pursue a new U.S.-Armenia Double Tax Treaty.  Just days before, Rep. Sherman and Rep David Valadao (R-CA) were joined by over 30 U.S. House members in cosigning a Congressional letter urging Secretary Mnuchin to begin negotiations with Armenia on the treaty.  Rep. Sherman followed up on his questioning during a July hearing with Secretary Mnuchin.<\/p>\n<p>A U.S.-Armenia Double Tax Treaty would establish a clear legal framework for investors and individuals that have business activities in both jurisdictions, preventing double taxation and facilitating the expansion of economic relations. It would also help reinforce the friendship of the American and Armenian peoples, anchoring Armenia to the West, and providing Yerevan with greater strategic options and independence in dealing with regional powers.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. has double tax treaties with many small countries, including Estonia, Jamaica, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, and Slovenia. Armenia has double tax treaties with many advanced countries, including Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Russia, and the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>For the latest ANCA fact sheet about the benefits of an updated U.S.-Armenia Double Tax treaty, visit: https:\/\/anca.org\/taxtreaty<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8212; Business Community Continues to Call for Long Overdue Accord to End Double Taxation of Profits WASHINGTON, DC &#8211;The Armenian branch of Grant Thornton &#8211; the world&#8217;s sixth largest accounting firm &#8211; has called on the U.S. Department of Treasury \u201cto negotiate a mutually-beneficial Double Tax Treaty with the Republic of Armenia,\u201d reported the Armenian [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14951,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[115],"tags":[127],"class_list":["post-14949","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-anca-eastern-region"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - 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