Article 20 - Government Service - Italy

Article 20 GOVERNMENT SERVICE 1.(a) Remuneration, other than a pension, paid by a Contracting State or a political or administrative sub-division or a local authority thereof to any individual in respect of services rendered to that State or sub-division or authority shall be taxable only in that State. (b) However, such remuneration shall be taxable only in the other Contracting State if the services are rendered in that State and the individual is a resident of that State, who :- (i) is a national of that State; or (ii) did not become a resident of that State solely for the purpose of rendering the services. 2.(a) Any pension paid by, or out of funds created by, a Contracting State or a political or administrative sub-division or a local authority thereof to an individual in respect of services rendered to that State or sub-division or authority shall be taxable only in that State. (b) However, such pension shall be taxable only in the other Contracting State if the individual is a national of and a resident of that State. 3. The provisions of Articles 16, 17, 18 and 19 shall apply to remunerations and pensions in respect of services rendered in connection with a business carried on by a Contracting State or a political or administrative sub-division or a local authority thereof.