International Tax Agreements Act 1953

Taipei Agreement  

AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE AUSTRALIAN COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY OFFICE AND THE TAIPEI ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL OFFICE CONCERNING THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION AND THE PREVENTION OF FISCAL EVASION WITH RESPECT TO TAXES ON INCOME  

ARTICLE 6   Income from Real property  

1.    
Income from real property may be taxed in the territory in which the real property is situated.

2.    
In this Article, the term " real property " :

(a) in the case of the territory in which the taxation law administered by the Australian Taxation Office is applied, has the meaning it has under the law of that territory, and includes:

(i) a lease of land and any other interest in or over land, whether improved or not; and

(ii) a right to receive variable or fixed payments as consideration for the exploitation of or the right to explore for or exploit, or in respect of the proceeds from the exploitation of, mineral deposits, oil or gas wells, quarries or other places of extraction or exploitation of natural resources; and

(b) in the case of the territory in which the taxation law administered by the Department of Taxation, Ministry of Finance, Taipei is applied, has the meaning it has under the law of that territory, and includes:

(i) property accessory to immovable property, livestock and equipment used in agriculture and forestry;

(ii) rights to which the provisions of the general law respecting landed property apply; and

(iii) usufruct of immovable property and rights to variable or fixed payments as consideration for the exploitation of or the right to explore for or exploit, or in respect of the exploitation of, mineral deposits, sources and other natural resources; but

(c) shall not include ships, boats and aircraft.

3.    
Any interest or right referred to in paragraph 2 shall be regarded as situated where the land, mineral, oil or gas deposits, quarries or natural resources, as the case may be, are situated or where the exploration may take place.

4.    
The provisions of paragraph 1 shall apply to income derived from the direct use, letting, or use in any other form of real property.

5.    
The provisions of paragraphs 1 and 4 shall also apply to income from real property of an enterprise and to income from real property used for the performance of independent personal services.