Albania
Individual - Foreign tax relief and tax treaties
Last reviewed - 12 January 2024Foreign tax relief
Income tax can be credited based on the DTTs, up to the level of income tax rate applicable in Albania.
Tax treaties
Albania has signed 44 DTTs, of which 40 are already in force.
Austria | Greece | Macedonia | Serbia and Montenegro |
Belgium | Hungary | Malaysia | Singapore |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Iceland | Malta | Slovenia |
Bulgaria | India* | Moldova | Spain |
China | Ireland | Morocco* | Sweden |
Croatia | Israel | Netherlands | Switzerland |
Czech Republic | Italy | Norway | Turkey |
Egypt | Korea | Poland | United Arab Emirates |
Estonia | Kosovo | Qatar | United Kingdom |
France | Kuwait | Romania | |
Germany | Latvia | Russia | |
Finland** | Luxembourg* | Saudi Arabia* |
* Signed but not entered into force.
** The DTT with Finland is ratified with the Law 15/2023 dated 16 February 2023 and will enter into force on 1 January 2024.
Albania has social security agreements in place with a number of different countries. At present these are as follows:
Country* | Status | Date |
Turkey | Effective | 15 April 2005 |
Belgium | Effective | 1 January 2016 |
Macedonia (FYROM) | Effective | 1 June 2016 |
Hungary | Effective | 1 July 2016 |
Kosovo | Effective | 14 April 2022 |
Luxembourg | Effective | 1 July 2016 |
Czech Republic | Effective | 1 February 2017 |
Germany | Effective | 1 December 2017 |
Austria | Effective | 1 December 2018 |
* Albania is in the process of ratification with the following countries: Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, and Romania.