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TMI BlogAnnexed Convention between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Czech Republic for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income and on capital u/s 90X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... he said Convention shall be given effect to in the Union of India. ANNEXURE CONVENTION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION AND THE PREVENTION OF FISCAL EVA SION WITH RESPECT TO TAXES ON INCOME AND ON CAPITAL The Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Czech Republic Desiring to conclude a Convention for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income and on capital and with a view to promoting economic co-operation between the two countries, have agreed as follows : ARTICLE 1 Personal Scope This Convention shall apply to persons who are residents of one or both of the Contracting States. ARTICLE 2 Taxes Covered 1. This Convention shall apply to taxes on income and on capita imposed on behalf of a Contracting State or of its political subdivisions or local authorities, irrespective of the manner in which they are levied. 2. There shall be regarded as taxes on income and on capital all taxes imposed on total income, on total capital, or on elements of income or of capital, including taxes on gains from the alienation of ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... g State; ( g ) the term competent authority means : ( i ) in India, the Central Government in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) or their authorised representative; ( ii ) in the Czech Republic, the Minister of Finance or his authorised representative; ( h ) the term national means: ( i ) any individual possessing the nationality of a Contracting State; ( ii ) any legal person, partnership or association deriving its status as such from the laws in force in a Contracting State; ( j ) the term fiscal year means : ( i ) in the case of India, previous year as defined in section 3 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 ; ( ii ) in the case of Czech Republic, calendar year; ( j ) the term tax means Indian tax or Czech tax, as the context requires, but shall not include any amount which is payable in respect of any default or omission in relation to the taxes to which this Convention applies or which represents a penalty or fine imposed relating to those taxes; ( k ) the terms a Contracting State and the other Contracting State mean the Republic of India or the Czech Republic as the context requires. 2. As regards the application of the Convention by a Contracting State any term not de ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ( e ) a workshop; ( f ) a mine, an oil or gas well, a quarry or any other place of extraction of natural resources; ( g ) a sales outlet; ( h ) a warehouse in relation to a person providing storage facilities for others; and ( i ) a farm, plantation or other place where agricultural, forestry, plantation or related activities are carried on; 3. A building site or construction, assembly or installation project or supervisory activities in connection therewith constitute a permanent establishment only if such site, project or activities last more than six months. 4. Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this Article the term permanent establishment shall be deemed not to include: ( a ) the use of facilities solely for the purpose of storage or display of goods or merchandise belonging to the enterprise ; ( b ) the maintenance of a stock of goods or merchandise belonging to the enterprise solely for the purpose of storage or display; ( c ) the maintenance of a stock of goods or merchandise belonging to the enterprise solely for the purpose of processing by another enterprise; ( d ) the maintenance of a fixed place of business solely for the purpose of purchasing goods or mercha ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... tus within the meaning of this paragraph. 8. The fact that a company which is a resident of a Contracting State controls or is controlled by a company which is a resident of the other Contracting State, or which carries on business in that other State (whether through a permanent establishment or otherwise), shall not of itself constitute either company a permanent establishment of the other. ARTICLE 6 Income from Immovable Property 1. Income derived by a resident of a Contracting State from immovable property (including income from agriculture or forestry) situated in the other Contracting State may also be taxed in that other State. 2. The term immovable property shall have the meaning which it has under the law of the Contracting State in which the property in question is situated. The term shall in any case include property accessory to immovable property, livestock and equipment used in agriculture and forestry, rights to which the provisions of general law respecting landed property apply, usufruct of immovable property and rights to variable or fixed payments as consideration for the working of, or the right to work, mineral deposits, sources and other natural resources; shi ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... d by the provisions of this Article. ARTICLE 8 Shipping and Air Transport 1. Profits derived by an enterprise of a Contracting State from the operation of ships or aircraft in international traffic shall be taxable only in that State. 2. Profits derived by a transportation enterprise which is a resident of a Contracting State from the use, maintenance, or rental of containers (including trailers and other equipment for the transport of containers) used in the transport of goods or merchandise in international traffic shall be taxable only in that Contracting State unless the containers are used solely within the other Contracting State. 3. For the purposes of this Article, interest on funds directly connected with the operation of ships or aircraft in international traffic shall be regarded as profits derived from the operation of such ships or aircraft, and the provisions of Article 11 shall not apply in relation to such interest. 4. The provisions of paragraph 1 shall also apply to profits from the participation in a pool, a joint business or an international operating agency. ARTICLE 9 Associated Enterprises Where: ( a ) an enterprise of a Contracting State participates directly ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... her Contracting State, that other State may not impose any tax on the dividends paid by the company, except insofar as such dividends are paid to a resident of that other State or insofar as the holding in respect of which the dividends are paid is effectively connected with a permanent establishment or a fixed base situated in that other State, nor subject the company's undistributed profits to a tax on the company's undistributed profits, even if the dividends paid or the undistributed profits consist wholly or partly of profits or income arising in such other State. ARTICLE 11 Interest 1. Interest arising in a Contracting State and paid to a resident of the other Contracting State may be taxed in that other State. 2. However, such interest may also be taxed in the Contracting State in which it arises and according to the laws of that State, but if the beneficial owner of the interest is a resident of the other Contracting State the tax so charged shall not exceed 10 per cent of the gross amount of the interest. 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 2, interest arising in a Contracting State shall be exempt from tax in that Contracting State provided it is derive ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ment or fixed base, then such interest shall be deemed to arise in the Contracting State in which the permanent establishment or fixed base is situated. 7. Where, by reason of a special relationship between the payer and the beneficial owner or between both of them and some other person, the amount of the interest, having regard to the debt-claim for which it is paid, exceeds the amount which would have been agreed upon by the payer and the beneficial owner in the absence of such relationship, the provisions of this Article shall apply only to the last-mentioned amount. In such case, the excess part of the payments shall remain taxable according to the laws of each Contracting State, due regard being had to the other provisions of this Convention. ARTICLE 12 Royalties and Fees for Technical Services 1. Royalties or fees for technical services arising in a Contracting State and paid to a resident of the other Contracting State may be taxed in that other State. 2. However, such royalties or fees for technical services may also be taxed in the Contracting State in which they arise, and according to the laws of that State, but if the beneficial owner of the royalties or fees for techni ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... se in the Contracting State in which the permanent establishment or fixed base is situated. 6. Where, by reason of a special relationship between the payer and the beneficial owner or between both of them and some other person, the amount of the royalties or fees for technical services, having regard to the use, right or information for which they are paid, exceeds the amount which would have been agreed upon by the payer and the beneficial owner in the absence of such relationship, the provisions of this Article shall apply only to the last-mentioned amount. In such case, the excess part of the payments shall remain taxable according to the laws of each Contracting State, due regard being had to the other provisions of this Convention. ARTICLE 13 Capital Gains 1. Gains derived by a resident of a Contracting State from the alienation of immovable property referred to in Article 6 and situated in the other Contracting State may also be taxed in that other State. 2. Gains from the alienation of movable property forming part of the business property of a permanent establishment which an enterprise of a Contracting State has in the other Contracting State or of movable property pertain ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... and other similar remuneration derived by a resident of a Contracting State in respect of an employment shall be taxable only in that State unless the employment is exercised in the other Contracting State. If the employment is so exercised, such remuneration as is derived therefrom may be taxed in that other State. 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 1, remuneration derived by a resident of a Contracting State in respect of an employment exercised in the other Contracting State shall be taxable only in the first-mentioned State if all the following conditions are met: ( a ) the recipient is present in the other State for a period or periods not exceeding in the aggregate 183 days in any 12-month period commencing or ending in the fiscal year concerned, and ( b ) the remuneration is paid by, or on behalf of, an employer who is not a resident of the other State, and ( c ) the remuneration is not borne by a permanent establishment or a fixed base which the employer has in the other State. 3. Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this Article, remuneration derived in respect of an employment exercised aboard a ship or aircraft operated in international traffic, by an ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 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 subdivision or a local authority thereof to an individual in respect of services rendered to that State or subdivision 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 resident of, and a national of, that State. 3. The provisions of Articles 15, 16 and 18 shall apply to remuneration and pensions in respect of services rendered in connection with a business carried on by a Contracting State or a political subdivision or a local authority thereof. ARTICLE 20 Students and Apprentices 1. A student or business apprentice who is or was a resident of a Contracting State immediately before visiting the other Contracting State and who is present in that other Contracting State solely for the purpose of his education or training shah, besides grants, loans and scholarships, be exempt from tax in that other State on: ( a ) payments made to him by ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Article 7 or Article 14, as the case may be, shall apply. 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 1, if a resident of a Contracting State derives income from sources within the other Contracting State in the form of lotteries, crossword puzzles, races including horse races, card games and other games of any sort or gambling or betting of any form or nature whatsoever, such income may be taxed in the other Contracting State. ARTICLE 23 Capital 1. Capital represented by immovable property referred to in Article 6, owned by a resident of a Contracting State and situated in the other Contracting State, may be taxed in that other State. 2. Capital represented by movable property forming part of the business property of a permanent establishment which an enterprise of a Contracting State has in the other Contracting State or by movable property pertaining to a fixed base available to a resident of a Contracting State in the other Contracting State for the purpose of performing independent personal services, may also be taxed in that other State. 3. Capital represented by ships or aircraft, operated in international traffic or by movable property pertaining to the operation of such ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... e other Contracting State to any taxation or any requirement connected therewith, which is other, or more burdensome than the taxation and connected requirements to which nationals of that other State in the same circumstances are or may be subjected. This provision shall, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 1, also apply to persons who are not residents of one or both of the Contracting States. 2. The taxation on a permanent establishment which an enterprise of a Contracting State has in the other Contracting State shall not be less favourably levied in that other State than the taxation levied on enterprises of that other State carrying on the same activities. This provision shall not be construed as preventing a Contracting State from charging the profits of a permanent establishment which a company of the other Contracting State has in the first-mentioned State at a rate of tax which is higher than that imposed on the profits of a similar company of the first-mentioned Contracting State, nor as being in conflict with the provisions of paragraph 3 of Article 7 of this Convention. 3. Enterprises of a Contracting State, the capital of which is wholly or partly owned or contr ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ities of the Contracting States shall endeavour to resolve by mutual agreement any difficulties or doubts arising as to the interpretation or application of the Convention. They may also consult together for the elimination of double taxation in cases not provided for in the Convention. 4. The competent authorities of the Contracting States may communicate with each other directly for the purpose of reaching an agreement in the sense of the preceding paragraphs. When it seems advisable in order to reach agreement to have an oral exchange of opinions, such exchange may take place through a Commission consisting of representatives of the competent authorities of the Contracting States. ARTICLE 27 Exchange of Information 1. The competent authorities of the Contracting States shall exchange such information (including documents), as is necessary for carrying out the provisions of this Convention or of the domestic laws of the Contracting States concerning taxes covered by the Convention insofar as the taxation thereunder is not contrary to the Convention in particular for the prevention of fraud or evasion of such taxes. The exchange of information is not restricted by Article 1. Any i ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... State. However, the first-mentioned Contracting State shall be entitled to reimbursement of costs, if any, incurred in the course of rendering such assistance to the extent mutually agreed between the competent authorities of the two States. 5. Nothing in this Article shall be construed as imposing on either Contracting State the obligation to carry out administrative measures of a different nature from those used in the collection of its own taxes or those which would be contrary to its public policy. 6. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 30 relating to entry into force of this Convention, the application of this Article shall commence on a date to be mutually agreed upon by the competent authorities of the Contracting States. ARTICLE 29 Members of Diplomatic Missions and Consular Posts Nothing in this Convention shall affect the fiscal privileges of members of diplomatic missions or consular posts under the general rules of international law or under the provisions of special agreements. ARTICLE 30 Entry Into Force 1. The Contracting States shall notify each other in writing, through diplomatic channels, the completion of the procedure required by the respective laws for t ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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