Article 20 - Professors, Teachers and Research Scholars - Ethiopia

ARTICLE 20 PROFESSORS, TEACHERS AND RESEARCH SCHOLARS 1. A professor, teacher or research scholar who is or was a resident of the Contracting State immediately before visiting the other Contracting State for the purpose of teaching or engaging in research, or both, at a university, college, school or other similar approved institution, in that other Contracting State, shall be exempt from tax in that other State on any remuneration for such teaching or research for a period not exceeding two years from the date of his first arrival in that other Contracting State. 2. The provisions of paragraph 1 of this Article shall not apply: (a) to income from research if such research is undertaken not in the public interest but for the private benefit of a specific person or persons; (b) in the case of Ethiopia, to income from teaching if such teaching is undertaken in an educational institution established under or in accordance with the Commercial Code of Ethiopia, 1960. 3. For the purposes of this Article, an individual shall be deemed to be a resident of a Contracting State if he is resident in that State in the fiscal year in which he visits the other Contracting State or in the immediately preceding fiscal year.