Australian Tax Treaties
German Agreement
AGREEMENT BETWEEN AUSTRALIA AND THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF DOUBLE TAXATION WITH RESPECT TO TAXES ON INCOME AND ON CAPITAL AND THE PREVENTION OF FISCAL EVASION AND AVOIDANCE
ARTICLE 8
Shipping and Air Transport
1
Profits of an enterprise of a Contracting State derived from the operation of ships or aircraft in international traffic shall be taxable only in that State.
2
Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 1 , profits of an enterprise of a Contracting State derived from the carriage by ships or aircraft of passengers, livestock, mail, goods or merchandise which are shipped in the other Contracting State and are discharged at a place in that other State, or from leasing on a full basis of a ship or aircraft for purposes of such carriage, may be taxed in that other State.
3
The provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 shall also apply to profits from the operation of ships or aircraft derived through participation in a pool, a joint business or an international operating agency.
4
Profits derived by a resident of a Contracting State (being an operator of ships or aircraft or a provider of transport services) from the lease of containers (including trailers and related equipment for the transport of containers) used for the transport of goods or merchandise shall be taxable only in that State, provided such lease is directly connected or ancillary to the operation of ships or aircraft in international traffic.
Profits of an enterprise of a Contracting State derived from the operation of ships or aircraft in international traffic shall be taxable only in that State.
2
Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 1 , profits of an enterprise of a Contracting State derived from the carriage by ships or aircraft of passengers, livestock, mail, goods or merchandise which are shipped in the other Contracting State and are discharged at a place in that other State, or from leasing on a full basis of a ship or aircraft for purposes of such carriage, may be taxed in that other State.
3
The provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 shall also apply to profits from the operation of ships or aircraft derived through participation in a pool, a joint business or an international operating agency.
4
Profits derived by a resident of a Contracting State (being an operator of ships or aircraft or a provider of transport services) from the lease of containers (including trailers and related equipment for the transport of containers) used for the transport of goods or merchandise shall be taxable only in that State, provided such lease is directly connected or ancillary to the operation of ships or aircraft in international traffic.
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