Australian Tax Treaties
As amended by the Singaporean Exchange of Notes (No 1), the Singaporean Exchange of Notes (No 2), the Singaporean Exchange of Notes (No 3), the Singaporean Protocol (No 1) and Singaporean 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.
The Australian tax on royalties derived by a Singapore resident who is beneficially entitled to the royalties shall not exceed 10 per centum of the gross amount of the royalties.
2.
The Singapore tax on royalties derived by an Australian resident who is beneficially entitled to the royalties shall not exceed 10 per centum of the gross amount of the royalties.
3.
In this Article " royalties " means payments or credits, whether periodical or not, and however described or computed, to the extent to which they are received as consideration for -
(a) the use of, or the right to use, any -
(i) copyright (other than a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic copyright), patent, design or model, plan, secret formula or process, trademark, or other like property or right; or
(ii) industrial, commercial or scientific equipment
(b) the supply of scientific, industrial or commercial knowledge or information; or
(c) total or partial forbearance in respect of the use or supply of any property or right referred to in this paragraph,
but does not include royalties or other payments in respect of the operation of mines or quarries or of the exploitation of natural resources or payments to the extent to which they are received as consideration for the use of, or the right to use, motion picture films, tapes for use in connection with radio broadcasting or films or video tapes for use in connection with television.
4.
Paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article shall not apply if the resident of one of the Contracting States who is beneficially entitled to the royalties has in the other Contracting State a permanent establishment and the information, right or property giving rise to the royalties is effectively connected with a trade or business carried on through that permanent establishment. In any such case, the provisions of Article 5 shall apply.
5.
Where, owing to a special relationship between the payer and the person who is beneficially entitled to the royalties or between both of them and some other person, the amount of the royalties paid exceeds the amount which might have been expected to have been agreed upon in the absence of such relationship, the provisions of this Article shall apply only to the last-mentioned amount.
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