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Country pairs / Germany / Ghana

Germany / Ghana · 2006 source edition

Article 19 Government Service

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(1) a) Salaries, wages and other similar remunerations, other than a pension, paid by a Contracting State, a political sub- division or a local authority thereof or some other legal entity under public law of that State to an individual in respect of services rendered to that State, political subdivision or local authority or some other legal entity under public law shall be taxable only in that State. b) However, such remuneration shall be taxable only in the other Contracting State if the services are rendered in that State and if the individual is a resident of that State and i) is a national of that State or ii) did not become a resident of that State solely for the purpose of rendering the services.
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(2) a) Any pension paid by, or out of funds created by, a Contrac- ting State, a political subdivision or a local authority thereof or some other legal entity under public law of that State to an individual in respect of services rendered to that State, political subdivision or local authority or some other legal entity under public law shall be taxable only in that State. b) However, such pension shall be taxable only in the other Contracting State if the individual is a resident of, and a national of, that State.
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(3) The provisions of Articles 15,16, 17, or 18 shall apply to remuneration and pensions in respect of services rendered in connection with a business carried on by a Contracting State, a political subdivision or a local authority thereof or some other legal entity under public law of that State.
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(4) The provisions of paragraph 1 shall likewise apply in respect of remuneration paid, under a development assistance programme of a Contracting State, a political subdivision or a local authority thereof, out of funds exclusively supplied by that State, political subdivision or local authority, to a specialist or volunteer seconded to the other Contracting State with the con- sent of that other State.
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(5) The provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2) shall likewise apply in respect of remuneration paid by state sponsored non- profit making institutions established by the Contracting States for academic, social, cultural and similar activities upon mutual agreement by the competent authorities of the Contracting States.
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Germany / Ghana; BGBl. 2006 II S. 1018; edition de-ghana-2006-base | BGBl. 2006 II S. 1018 | Signed: 2004-08-12 | Gazette publication: 2006-12-07; article 19; English; unreviewed source text, current applicability unverified; /editions/de-ghana-2006-base/en/articles/article-19/

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BGBl. 2006 II S. 1018

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de-ghana-2006-base | BGBl. 2006 II S. 1018 | Signed: 2004-08-12 | Gazette publication: 2006-12-07
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