Chapter III · Taxation of income

Article 16 Artistes and Sportsmen

Artigo 16.º · Artistas e desportistas

Convenção Portugal–Reino Unido · signed 15 September 2025 · in force 29 December 2025 · English: authentic text

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1. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 14, income derived by a resident of a Contracting State as an entertainer, such as a theatre, motion picture, radio or television artiste, or a musician, or as a sportsman, from his personal activities as such exercised in the other Contracting State, may be taxed in that other State.

1 - Não obstante o disposto no artigo 14.º, os rendimentos obtidos por um residente de um Estado Contratante na qualidade de profissional de espetáculos, tal como artista de teatro, cinema, rádio ou televisão, ou músico, bem como de desportista, provenientes das suas atividades pessoais exercidas, nessa qualidade, no outro Estado Contratante, podem ser tributados nesse outro Estado.

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2. Where income in respect of personal activities exercised by an entertainer or a sportsman in his capacity as such accrues not to the entertainer or sportsman himself but to another person, that income may, notwithstanding the provisions of Articles 7 and 14, be taxed in the Contracting State in which the activities of the entertainer or sportsman are exercised.

2 - Não obstante o disposto nos artigos 7.º e 14.º, os rendimentos provenientes de atividades exercidas pessoalmente pelos profissionais de espetáculos ou desportistas, nessa qualidade, atribuídos a uma outra pessoa, podem ser tributados no Estado Contratante em que são exercidas essas atividades dos profissionais de espetáculos ou desportistas.

Paying or receiving income between Portugal and the United Kingdom? Article 16 may decide where it is taxed.

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The English column is an authentic text of the Convention, reproduced from the text published on GOV.UK by HM Revenue & Customs. The Convention was done in Portuguese and English, each text being 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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