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Germany – Ghana · Source editionArticle 13 Capital Gains

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(1)

(1) Gains derived by a resident of a Contracting State from the alienation of immovable property referred to in Article 6 situated in the other Contracting State may be taxed in that other State.

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(2)

(2) Gains from the alienation of shares and similar rights in a company, the assets of which consist – directly or indirectly – principally of immovable property situated in a Contracting State, may be taxed in that State.

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(3)

(3) 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 Con- tracting State, or of movable property pertaining to a fixed base available to a resident of a Contracting State in the other Con- tracting State for the purpose of performing independent per- sonal services including such gains from the alienation of such a permanent establishment (alone or with the whole enterprise), or of such fixed base may be taxed in that other State.

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(4)

(4) Gains from the alienation of ships or aircraft operated in international traffic or movable property pertaining to the oper- ation of such ships or aircraft, shall be taxable only in the Con- tracting State in which the place of effective management of the enterprise is situated.

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(5)

(5) Gains from the alienation of any property other than that referred to in paragraphs 1 to 4, shall be taxable only in the Con- tracting State of which the alienator is a resident.

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(6)

(6) Where an individual was a resident of a Contracting State for a period of 5 years or more and has become a resident of the other Contracting State, paragraph 5 shall not prevent the first- mentioned State from taxing under its domestic law the capital appreciation of shares in a company resident in the first-men- tioned State for the period of residency of that individual in the first-mentioned State. In such case, the appreciation of capital taxed in the first-mentioned State shall not be included in the determination of the subsequent appreciation of capital by the other State.

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Source, edition and limits
Source edition
de-ghana-2006-base | BGBl. 2006 II S. 1018 | Signed: 2004-08-12 | Gazette publication: 2006-12-07
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2026-09-30
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Citation
BGBl. 2006 II S. 1018
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BGBl. 2006 II S. 1018 | de-ghana-2006-base | de-ghana-2006-base | BGBl. 2006 II S. 1018 | Signed: 2004-08-12 | Gazette publication: 2006-12-07 | Article 13 | en | Pending human wording, completeness, source-authority, currentness, alignment and rendering review. No legal review performed. | /library/treaties/de-ghana-2006-base/en/articles/article-13/

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BGBl. 2006 II S. 1018

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