Portugal–Spain tax treaty

Article 15 Dependent personal services

Artigo 15.º · Profissões dependentes

Convenção Portugal–Espanha · signed 26 October 1993 · in force 28 June 1995 · English: our translation

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1. Subject to the provisions of Articles 16, 18, 19, 20 and 21, salaries, wages 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.

1 - Com ressalva do disposto nos artigos 16.º, 18.º, 19.º, 20.º e 21.º, os salários, ordenados e remunerações similares obtidas de um emprego por um residente de um Estado Contratante só podem ser tributados nesse Estado, a não ser que o emprego seja exercido no outro Estado Contratante. Se o emprego for aí exercido, as remunerações correspondentes podem ser tributadas nesse outro Estado.

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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:

2 - Não obstante o disposto no n.º 1, as remunerações obtidas por um residente de um Estado Contratante de um emprego exercido no outro Estado Contratante só podem ser tributadas no Estado primeiramente mencionado, se:

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a) the recipient is present in the other State for a period or periods not exceeding in the aggregate 183 days in any twelve-month period commencing or ending in the fiscal year concerned; and

a) O beneficiário permanecer no outro Estado durante um período ou períodos que não excedam no total 183 dias em qualquer período de 12 meses que comece ou termine no ano fiscal em causa; e

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b) the remuneration is paid by, or on behalf of, an employer who is not a resident of the other State; and

b) As remunerações forem pagas por uma entidade patronal ou em nome de uma entidade patronal que não seja residente de outro Estado; e

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c) the remuneration is not borne by a permanent establishment or a fixed base which the employer has in the other State.

c) As remunerações não forem suportadas por um estabelecimento estável ou por uma instalação fixa que a entidade patronal tenha no outro Estado.

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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, or aboard a boat engaged in inland waterways transport, may be taxed in the Contracting State in which the place of effective management of the enterprise is situated.

3 - Não obstante as disposições anteriores deste artigo, as remunerações de um emprego exercido a bordo de um navio ou de uma aeronave explorados no tráfego internacional, ou a bordo de um barco utilizado na navegação interior, podem ser tributadas no Estado Contratante em que estiver situada a direcção efectiva da empresa.

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4. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2, remuneration derived in respect of an employment exercised in a Contracting State by a frontier worker, that is, a person who has his habitual residence in the other Contracting State, to which he normally returns every day, shall be taxable only in that other State.

4 - Não obstante o disposto nos n.os 1 e 2, as remunerações auferidas de um emprego exercido num Estado Contratante por um trabalhador fronteiriço, isto é, que tenha a sua residência habitual no outro Estado Contratante ao qual regressa normalmente todos os dias, só podem ser tributadas nesse outro Estado.

What we checked in this article

Para 2(b) reads “de outro Estado” in the Portuguese text; the Spanish text reads “del otro Estado” and the English follows that meaning.

Paying or receiving income between Portugal and Spain? Article 15 may decide where it is taxed.

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Unofficial English translation prepared by BCA Portugal for reference. The Convention was done in Portuguese and Spanish and only those texts are authentic. The Portuguese text is reproduced from the official publication. Editorial notes are ours and are not part of the Convention.

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