Chapter III · Taxation of income

Article 13 Capital gains

Artigo 13.º · Mais-valias

Convenção Portugal–Suíça · signed 26 September 1974 · in force 17 December 1975 · English: our translation

Portugal notified this paragraph 3 under Article 9(7) of the MLI, but Switzerland reserved Article 9 of the MLI (real-estate-rich entities), so the 365-day look-back test would not be added.

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1. Gains from the alienation of immovable property, as defined in paragraph 2 of Article 6, may be taxed in the Contracting State in which such property is situated.

1. Os ganhos provenientes da alienação de bens imobiliários, conforme são definidos no n.º 2 do artigo 6.º, podem ser tributados no Estado Contratante em que tais bens estiverem situados.

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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 pertaining to a fixed base available to a resident of a Contracting State in the other Contracting State for the purpose of performing professional services, including such gains from the alienation of such a permanent establishment (alone or together with the whole enterprise) or of such a fixed base, may be taxed in that other State. However, gains from the alienation of movable property of the kind referred to in paragraph 3 of Article 22 may be taxed in the Contracting State in which such property is taxable according to that Article.

2. Os ganhos provenientes da alienação de bens mobiliários que façam parte do activo de um estabelecimento estável que uma empresa de um Estado Contratante tenha no outro Estado Contratante ou de bens mobiliários afectos a uma instalação fixa de que um residente de um Estado Contratante disponha no outro Estado Contratante para o exercício de uma profissão liberal, incluindo os ganhos provenientes da alienação desse estabelecimento estável, isolado ou com o conjunto da empresa, ou dessa instalação fixa, podem ser tributados nesse outro Estado. Todavia, os ganhos provenientes da alienação dos bens mobiliários mencionados no n.º 3 do artigo 22.º podem ser tributados no Estado Contratante em que esses mesmos bens podem ser tributados por força do referido artigo.

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3. Gains derived by a resident of a Contracting State from the alienation of shares deriving more than 50 per cent of their value directly or indirectly from immovable property situated in the other Contracting State may be taxed in that other State.

3 - Os ganhos que um residente de um Estado Contratante aufira da alienação de partes de capital, cujo valor proceda, direta ou indiretamente, em mais de 50 %, de bens imobiliários situados no outro Estado Contratante, podem ser tributados nesse outro Estado.

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4. Gains from the alienation of any property other than that referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall be taxable only in the Contracting State of which the alienator is a resident.

4 - Os ganhos provenientes da alienação de quaisquer outros bens diferentes dos mencionados nos n.os 1, 2 e 3 só podem ser tributados no Estado Contratante de que o alienante é residente.

What we checked in this article

Paragraphs 1–2: 1974 text; paragraphs 3–4: 2012 wording.

Paying or receiving income between Portugal and Switzerland? Article 13 may decide where it is taxed.

We apply tax treaties to dividends, interest, royalties, salaries and gains, prepare the relief-at-source form and refund claims, and check structures against the treaty’s anti-abuse rules. A written answer and a fixed quote within one working day.

Unofficial English translation prepared by BCA Portugal for reference. The Convention was done in Portuguese and French 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.

Applying the law

Treaty relief between Portugal and Switzerland, claimed correctly

Treaty rates are not automatic in Portugal: the recipient must give the payer a form certified by its own tax authority before the tax is due, or claim a refund afterwards. We check which article applies, the rate and the paperwork.

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