Australian Tax Treaties
Belgian Agreement
AGREEMENT BETWEEN AUSTRALIA AND THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION AND THE PREVENTION OF FISCAL EVASION WITH RESPECT TO TAXES ON INCOME
CHAPTER III
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TAXATION OF INCOME
ARTICLE 6
Income from Real Property
(1)
Income from real property, including royalties and other payments in respect of the operation of mines or quarries or the exploitation of any natural resource, may be taxed in the Contracting State in which the real property, mines, quarries, or natural resources are situated.
(2)
Income from a lease of land and income from any other direct interest in or over land, whether or not improved, shall be regarded as income from real property situated in the Contracting State in which the land is situated.
(3)
Ships, boats or aircraft shall not be regarded as real property.
(4)
The provisions of paragraph (1) shall also apply to the income from real property of an enterprise and to the income from real property used for the performance of professional services.
As amended by Belgian Protocol (No 1) and Belgian Protocol (No 2)
The Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (the MLI) has modified the application of this tax treaty. A synthesised text of the MLI and this tax treaty is available to facilitate the understanding of how the MLI modifies this tax treaty.
Income from real property, including royalties and other payments in respect of the operation of mines or quarries or the exploitation of any natural resource, may be taxed in the Contracting State in which the real property, mines, quarries, or natural resources are situated.
(2)
Income from a lease of land and income from any other direct interest in or over land, whether or not improved, shall be regarded as income from real property situated in the Contracting State in which the land is situated.
(3)
Ships, boats or aircraft shall not be regarded as real property.
(4)
The provisions of paragraph (1) shall also apply to the income from real property of an enterprise and to the income from real property used for the performance of professional services.
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