Complete text of the Taxation Convention
Official information and support
Necessary forms
Tax consultants
Austrian tax authorities
Where can I find the complete text of the Taxation Convention?
The text of the Taxation Convention is available on the web page of the Federal Chancellery of the Republic of Austria as a trilingual download (German, English, French). Search for the number 77/1981 in the field "Bundesgesetzblatt Nr.":.
I want to avoid double taxation on my income. Which office provides the right topical information and whom should I contact for information concerning my request?
In Austria, the Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF) offers information regarding international tax law, as well as a search function for decrees and other official documents via Findok (in German). In Canada, you can contact the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), which can be reached via their web page.
From which office do I get the forms required to file to avoid double taxation on my income?
The Austrian Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF) provides those forms as a download that can be used in Austria. The CRA offers the forms needed for tax returns in Canada as a download on their web page.
How do I find tax consultants, who can give specialist advice concerning the avoidance of double taxation of my income?
On the web page (in German) of the Austrian Chamber of Chartered Public Accountants and Tax Consultants (KWT), you will find an overview of tax consultants who practice in Austria as well as in Canada.
Where do I find the contact information of the local tax authorities that are in charge of my personal affairs?
The search function Behördenauswahl (authority finder in German) of the Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF) provides an overview of tax authorities in your vicinity, based on your postal code.
Relevant Links:
Search function for the text of law of the Federal Chancellery of the Republic of Austria
http://www.ris.bka.gv.at/default.aspx
Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF): http://english.bmf.gv.at/
Informationen of the BMF on international tax law (in German):
https://www.bmf.gv.at/Steuern/Fachinformation/InternationalesSteu_6523/_start.htm
Search function Findok of the BMF for official documents: http://findok.bmf.gv.at/findok/welcome.do
Tax ombudsman of the BMF (in German): https://www.bmf.gv.at/Kontakt/Brgerservice/Steuerombudsdienst/_start.htm
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA): http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/menu-eng.html
Contact manager of the CRA: http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/cntct/menu-eng.html
Forms by the BMF required to file to avoid double taxation in Austria:
http://formulare.bmf.gv.at/service/formulare/inter-Steuern/pdfs/9999/ZS-QU1.pdf
Forms by the CRA required to file to avoid double taxation in Canada:
http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/formspubs/clntgrp/thrs/nn_rs-eng.html
Forms as download of the CRA: http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/formspubs/t1gnrl/nnrsdnts-eng.html
Austrian Chamber of Chartered Public Accountants and Tax Consultants (KWT, in German): http://www.kwt.or.at
Overview of tax consultants (in German): http://www.kwt.or.at/de/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-86/
Search function of the BMF for tax authorities in your vicinity (in German): http://dienststellen.bmf.gv.at/ListDst_Auswahl.asp
