Australian Tax Treaties
Danish Agreement
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF AUSTRALIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION AND THE PREVENTION OF FISCAL EVASION WITH RESPECT TO TAXES ON INCOME
ARTICLE 18
Pensions and Annuities
(1)
Subject to the provisions of paragraph (3), any pension or annuity paid to a resident of one of the Contracting States shall be taxable only in that State.
(2)
The term " annuity " means a stated sum payable periodically at stated times during life or during a specified or ascertainable period of time under an obligation to make the payments in return for adequate and full consideration in money or money ' s worth.
(3)
Pensions paid by one of the Contracting States or a political subdivision or local authority of that State to any individual in respect of services rendered to that State, political subdivision or local authority, as the case may be, and pensions paid under the social security scheme of one of the Contracting States may be taxed in that State. The provisions of this paragraph shall apply only to individuals who are citizens of the Contracting State from which the payments are made.
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.
Subject to the provisions of paragraph (3), any pension or annuity paid to a resident of one of the Contracting States shall be taxable only in that State.
(2)
The term " annuity " means a stated sum payable periodically at stated times during life or during a specified or ascertainable period of time under an obligation to make the payments in return for adequate and full consideration in money or money ' s worth.
(3)
Pensions paid by one of the Contracting States or a political subdivision or local authority of that State to any individual in respect of services rendered to that State, political subdivision or local authority, as the case may be, and pensions paid under the social security scheme of one of the Contracting States may be taxed in that State. The provisions of this paragraph shall apply only to individuals who are citizens of the Contracting State from which the payments are made.
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