Australian Tax Treaties
CONVENTION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF AUSTRALIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION AND THE PREVENTION OF FISCAL EVASION WITH RESPECT TO TAXES ON INCOME
As amended by the United States Protocol (No 1)
ARTICLE 1 Personal Scope
(1)
Except as otherwise provided in this Convention, this Convention shall apply to persons who are residents of one or both of the Contracting States.
(2)
This Convention shall not restrict in any manner any exclusion, exemption, deduction, rebate, credit or other allowance accorded from time to time:
(a)
by the laws of either Contracting State; or
(b)
by any other agreement between the Contracting States.
(3)
Notwithstanding any provision of this Convention, except paragraph (4) of this Article, a Contracting State may tax its residents (as determined under Article
4
(Residence)) and individuals electing under its domestic law to be taxed as residents of that State, and by reason of citizenship may tax its citizens, as if this Convention had not entered into force. For this purpose, the term
"
citizen
"
shall, with respect to United States source income according to United States law relating to United States tax, include a former citizen or long-term resident whose loss of such status had as one of its principal purposes the avoidance of tax, but only for a period of 10 years following such loss.
(4)
The provisions of paragraph (3) shall not affect:
(a)
the benefits conferred by a Contracting State under paragraph (2) of Article
9
(Associated Enterprises), paragraph (2) or (6) of Article
18
(Pensions, Annuities, Alimony and Child Support), Article
22
(Relief from Double Taxation), 23 (Non-Discrimination), 24 (Mutual Agreement Procedure) or paragraph (1) of Article
27
(Miscellaneous); or
(b)
the benefits conferred by a Contracting State under Article
19
(Governmental Remuneration),
20
(Students) or
26
(Diplomatic and Consular Privileges) upon individuals who are neither citizens of, nor have immigrant status in, that State (in the case of benefits conferred by the United States), or who are not ordinarily resident in that State (in the case of benefits conferred by Australia).
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