Chapter III · Taxation of income

Article 16 Directors' fees

Artigo 16.º · Percentagens de membros de conselhos

Convenção Portugal–Emirados Árabes Unidos · signed 17 January 2011 · in force 22 May 2012 · English: authentic text

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Directors' fees and other similar payments derived by a resident of a Contracting State in his capacity as a member of the board of directors or supervisory board or of another similar organ of a company which is a resident of the other Contracting State may be taxed in that other State.

As percentagens, senhas de presença e outras remunerações similares obtidas por um residente de um Estado Contratante na qualidade de membro do conselho de administração ou do conselho fiscal, ou de outro órgão similar, de uma sociedade residente do outro Estado Contratante podem ser tributadas nesse outro Estado.

Paying or receiving income between Portugal and the United Arab Emirates? Article 16 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.

The English column is an authentic text of the Convention, reproduced from the Diário da República publication (Resolution of the Assembly of the Republic No. 47/2012). The Convention was done in Portuguese, Arabic and English, each text being authentic; the English text prevails in case of divergence. The Portuguese text is reproduced from the official publication. Editorial notes are ours and are not part of the Convention.

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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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