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