Chapter III · Taxation of income

Article 6 Income from immovable property

Artigo 6.º · Rendimentos de bens imobiliários

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

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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 be taxed in that other State.

1 - Os rendimentos que um residente de um Estado Contratante aufira de bens imobiliários (incluídos os rendimentos das explorações agrícolas ou florestais) situados no outro Estado Contratante podem ser tributados nesse outro Estado.

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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 or 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; ships and aircraft shall not be regarded as immovable property.

2 - A expressão «bens imobiliários» terá o significado que lhe for atribuído pelo direito do Estado Contratante em que tais bens estiverem situados. A expressão compreende sempre os acessórios, o gado e o equipamento das explorações agrícolas e florestais, os direitos a que se apliquem as disposições do direito privado relativas à propriedade de bens imóveis, o usufruto de bens imobiliários e os direitos a retribuições variáveis ou fixas pela exploração ou pela concessão da exploração de jazigos minerais, fontes e outros recursos naturais. Os navios e aeronaves não são considerados bens imobiliários.

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3 - The provisions of paragraph 1 shall apply to income derived from the direct use, letting, or use in any other form of immovable property.

3 - O disposto no n.º 1 aplica-se aos rendimentos derivados da utilização directa, do arrendamento ou de qualquer outra forma de utilização dos bens imobiliários.

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4 - The provisions of paragraphs 1 and 3 shall also apply to the income from immovable property of an enterprise and to income from immovable property used for the performance of independent personal services.

4 - O disposto nos n.os 1 e 3 aplica-se igualmente aos rendimentos provenientes dos bens imobiliários de uma empresa e aos rendimentos dos bens imobiliários utilizados para o exercício de profissões independentes.

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5 - The foregoing provisions shall also apply to income from movable property, or income derived from services connected with the use or the right to use the immovable property, either of which, under the taxation law of the Contracting State in which the property is situated, is assimilated to income from immovable property.

5 - As disposições anteriores aplicam-se igualmente aos rendimentos derivados de bens mobiliários, ou aos rendimentos auferidos de serviços prestados em conexão com o uso ou a concessão do uso de bens imobiliários, que, de acordo com o direito fiscal do Estado Contratante em que tais bens estiverem situados, sejam assimilados aos rendimentos derivados dos bens imobiliários.

Paying or receiving income between Portugal and the United Arab Emirates? Article 6 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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