Income from Debt-Claims. 1. Income from debt-claims arising in a Contracting State and paid to a resident of the other Contracting State may be taxed in that other Contracting State.
2. However, such income from debt-claims may also be taxed in the Contracting State in which it arises and according to the laws of that Contracting State, but if the beneficial owner of the income from debt-claims is a resident of the other Contracting State, the tax so charged shall not exceed 5 per cent of the gross amount of the income from debt- claims.
3. The term "Income from Debt-Claims" as used in this Article means income from debt-claims of every kind, whether or not secured by mortgage and whether or not carrying a right to participate in the debtor's profits, and in particular, income from government securities and income from bonds or debentures, including premiums and prizes attaching to such securities, bonds or debentures. Penalty charges for late payment shall not be regarded as income from debt-claims for the purpose of this Article.
4. The provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article shall not apply if the beneficial owner of the income from debt-claims, being a resident of a Contracting State, carries on business in the other Contracting State in which the income from debt-claims arises, through a permanent establishment situated therein, or performs in that other Contracting State independent personal services from a fixed base situated therein, and the debt-claim in respect of which such income is paid is effectively connected with such permanent establishment or fixed base. In such case the provisions of Article 7 or Article 14 of this Agreement, as the case may be, shall apply.
5. Income from debt-claims shall be deemed to arise in a Contracting State when the payer is a resident of that Contracting State. Where, however, the person paying such income, whether he is a resident of a Contracting State or not, has in a Contracting State a permanent establishment or a fixed base in connection with which the indebtedness on which such income is paid was incurred, and such income is borne by such permanent establishment or fixed base, then such income shall be deemed to arise in the Contracting State in which the permanent establishment or fixed base is situated.
6. Where, by reason of a special relationship between the payer and the beneficial owner or between both of them and some other person, the amount of the income from debt-claims, having regard to the debt-claim for whic...
Income from Debt-Claims. Income from debt-claims arising in a Contracting State and paid to a resident of the other Contracting State may be taxed in that other Contracting State. However, such income from debt-claims may also be taxed in the Contracting State in which it arises and according to the laws of that State, but if the beneficial owner of the income from debt-claims is a resident of the other Contracting State, the tax so charged shall not exceed 5 per cent of the gross amount of the income from debt-claims.
Income from Debt-Claims. 1. Income from debt-claims arising in a Contracting State and beneficially owned by a resident of the other Contracting State shall be taxable only in that other State.
Income from Debt-Claims. 1. Income from debt-claims arising in a Contracting State and paid to a resident of the other Contracting State may be taxed in that other Contracting State.
2. However, such income from debt-claims may also be taxed in the Contracting State in which it arises and according to the laws of that Contracting State, but if the beneficial owner of the income from debt-claims is a resident of the other Contracting State, the tax so charged shall not exceed 5 per cent of the gross amount of the income from debt-claims.
3. The term "income from debt-claims" as used in this Article means income from debt- claims of every kind, whether or not secured by mortgage and whether or not carrying a right to participate in the debtor's profits, and in particular, income from government securities and income from bonds or debentures, including premiums and prizes attaching to such securities, bonds or debentures. Penalty charges for late payment shall not be regarded as income from debt-claims for the purposes of this Article.
4. The provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article shall not apply if the beneficial owner of the income from debt-claims, being a resident of a Contracting State, carries on business in the other Contracting State in which the income from debt- claims arises, through a permanent establishment situated therein, or performs in that other State independent personal services from a fixed base situated therein, and the debt-claim in respect of which the income is paid is effectively connected with such permanent establishment or fixed base. In such case, the provisions of Article 7 or Article 14, as the case may be, shall apply.
5. Income from debt-claims shall be deemed to arise in a Contracting State when the payer is a resident of that Contracting State. Where, however, the person paying such income, whether that person is a resident of a Contracting State or not, has in a Contracting State a permanent establishment or a fixed base in connection with which the indebtedness on which the income is paid was incurred, and such income is borne by such permanent establishment or fixed base, then such income shall be deemed to arise in the Contracting State in which the permanent establishment or fixed base is situated.
6. Where, by reason of a special relationship between the payer and the beneficial owner or between both of them and some other person, the amount of the income from debt-claims, having regard to the debt-claim for which it is paid, exceed...
Income from Debt-Claims. 1. Income from debt-claims arising in a Contracting State and paid to a resident of the other Contracting State may be taxed in that other State.
2. However, such income may also be taxed in the Contracting State in which it arises and according to the laws of that State, but if the recipient is the beneficial owner of the income from debt-claims, the tax so charged shall not exceed 10 percent of the gross amount of the income from debt-claims. The competent authorities of the Contracting States shall by mutual agreement settle the mode of application of this limitation.
3. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 2, income from debt-claims arising in a Contracting State and derived by the Government of the other Contracting State, a local authority and the Central Bank thereof or any financial institution wholly owned by the Government of that other State, or by any other resident of that other State with respect to debt-claims indirectly financed by the Government of that other State, a local authority, and the Central Bank thereof or any financial institution wholly owned by the Government of that State, shall be exempt from tax in the first-mentioned Contracting State.
Income from Debt-Claims. 1. Income from debt-claims arising in a Contracting State and paid to a resident of the other Contracting State may be taxed in that other Contracting State.
2. However, such income from debt-claims may also be taxed in the Contracting State in which it arises and according to the laws of that Contracting State, but if the beneficial owner of the income from debt-claims is a resident of the other Contracting State, the tax so charged shall not exceed 10 per cent of the gross amount of the income from debt-claims.
3. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 2 of this Article, income from debt-claims arising in a Contracting State shall be taxable only in the other Contracting State if:
(a) the income from debt-claims is beneficially owned by the Government of that other Contracting State, a political subdivision or local authority thereof, or the central bank of that other Contracting State or any institution wholly owned by that Government; or
(b) the income from debt-claims is beneficially owned by a resident of that other Contracting State with respect to debt-claims guaranteed, insured or indirectly financed by the Government of that other Contracting State, a political subdivision or local authority thereof, or the central bank of that other Contracting State or any institution wholly owned by that Government.
Income from Debt-Claims. 1. Income from debt-claims arising in a Contracting State and paid to a resident of the other Contracting State may be taxed in that other State.
2. However, such income from debt-claims may also be taxed in the Contracting State in which it arises and according to the laws of that Contracting State, but if the beneficial owner of the income from debt-claims is a resident of the other Contracting State, the tax so charged shall not exceed 10 per cent of the gross amount of the income from debt-claims.
3. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 2, income from debt-claims arising in a Contracting State and paid to the Government, or an entity wholly owned by the Government or the Central Bank of the other Contracting State shall be exempt from tax in the first mentioned Contracting State.
Income from Debt-Claims. 1. Income from debt-claims arising in a Contracting State and paid to a resident of the other Contracting State who is the beneficial owner of such income shall be taxable only in that other Contracting State.
Income from Debt-Claims. 1. Income from debt-claims arising in a Contracting State and paid to a resident of the other Contracting State may be taxed in that other State.
2. However, such income may also be taxed in the Contracting State in which it arises and according to the laws of that State, but if the beneficial owner of the income is a resident of the other Contracting State, the tax so charged shall not exceed 5 per cent of the gross amount of the interest.
3. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 2, income from debt-claims arising in a Contracting State and paid to the Government of the other Contracting State shall be exempt from tax in the first-mentioned State.
4. For the purpose of paragraph 3, the term “Government”:
(a) in the case of Bahrain, means the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain and shall include:
(i) the Bahrain Monetary Agency or its statutory successor;
(ii) the Bahrain Development Bank;
(iii) the Housing Bank;
(iv) the Government Pension Fund and the General Organisation for Social Insurance (“GOSI”);
(v) the Bahrain Economic Development Board;
(vi) any local authority or Statutory body thereof ; and
(vii) any institution wholly or mainly owned by the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain as may be agreed from time to time between the competent authorities of the Contracting States.
(b) in the case of Singapore, means the Government of Singapore and shall include:
(i) the Monetary Authority of Singapore;
(ii) the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation Pte Ltd;
(iii) a statutory body; and
(iv) any institution wholly or mainly owned by the Government of Singapore as may be agreed from time to time between the competent authorities of the Contracting States.
Income from Debt-Claims. 1. Income from debt-claims arising in a Contracting State and paid to a resident of the other Contracting State may be taxed in that other State.
2. However, such income from debt-claims may also be taxed in the Contracting State in which it arises, and according to the law of that State, but if the recipient is the beneficial owner of the income from debt-claims, the tax so charged shall not exceed 5 percent of the gross amount of the income from debt-claims. The competent authorities of the Contracting States shall by mutual agreement settle the mode of application of this limitation.
3. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 2 of this Article, income from debt-claims arising in a Contracting State and paid to a resident of the other Contracting State, being the beneficial owner of such income, shall be taxable only in that other Contracting State if such income:
(a) is paid by the Government of a Contracting State, a political or administrative subdivision or local authority thereof; or
(b) is paid to the Government of the other Contracting State, a political or administrative subdivision or a local authority thereof; or
(c) is paid to the central bank of the other Contracting State or a corporate body (including financial institutions) controlled or owned by that State, a political or administrative subdivision or local authority thereof.