Common use of Property gains Clause in Contracts

Property gains. 1. Gains derived by a resident of a Contracting State from the alienation of immovable property, referred in Article 6, situated in the other Contracting State may be taxed in that other State. 2. Gains from the alienation of movable property forming part of the business property of a permanent establishment which an enterprise of a Contracting State has in the other Contracting State, including such gains from the alienation of such a permanent establishment (alone or with the whole enterprise), may be taxed in that other State. 3. Gains derived from the alienation of ships, aircraft or railway or road vehicles operated in international traffic by an enterprise of a Contracting State or from the alienation of movable property pertaining to the operation of such ships, aircraft or railway or road vehicles shall be taxable only in that Contracting State. 4. Gains derived by a resident of a Contracting State from the alienation of: a) shares, other than shares quoted on a recognised stock exchange, deriving more than 50 per cent of their value directly or indirectly from immovable property situated in the other Contracting State; or b) an interest in a partnership or trust deriving more than 50 per cent of its value directly or indirectly from immovable property situated in the other Contracting State, may be taxed in that other State. 5. Gains from the alienation of any property other than that referred to in the preceding paragraphs of this Article shall be taxable only in the Contracting State of which the alienator is a resident. 6. The provisions of paragraph 5 shall not affect the right of a Contracting State to levy, according to its law, a tax on gains from the alienation of any property derived by an individual who is a resident of the other Contracting State and has been a resident of the first-mentioned State at any time during the five years immediately preceding the alienation of the property.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation, Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation

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Property gains. 1. Gains derived by a resident of a Contracting State from the alienation of immovable property, referred in Article 6, situated in the other Contracting State may be taxed in that other State. 2. Gains from the alienation of movable property forming part of the business property of a permanent establishment which an enterprise of a Contracting State has in the other Contracting State, including such gains from the alienation of such a permanent establishment (alone or with the whole enterprise), may be taxed in that other State. 3. Gains derived from the alienation of ships, aircraft or railway or road vehicles operated in international traffic by an enterprise of a Contracting State or from the alienation of movable property pertaining to the operation of such ships, aircraft or railway or road vehicles shall be taxable only in that Contracting State. 4. Gains derived by a resident of a Contracting State from the alienation of: a) shares, other than shares quoted on a recognised recognized stock exchange, deriving more than 50 per cent of their value directly or indirectly from immovable property situated in the other Contracting State; or b) an interest in a partnership or trust deriving more than 50 per cent of its value directly or indirectly from immovable property situated in the other Contracting State, may be taxed in that other State. 5. Gains from the alienation of any property other than that referred to in the preceding paragraphs of this Article shall be taxable only in the Contracting State of which the alienator is a resident. 6. The provisions of paragraph 5 shall not affect the right of a Contracting State to levy, according to its law, a tax on gains from the alienation of any property derived by an individual who is a resident of the other Contracting State and has been a resident of the first-mentioned State at any time during the five years immediately preceding the alienation of the property.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation

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