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Article 13 of the OECD Model tax treaty allows a source country to retain taxing rights on capital gains realized by non-residents on the sale of real (immovable) property in the source country. Recently, it has been modified to incorporate a further rule that has long been a feature of the UN...
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Chinese double tax treaties define the territory of China in a broad sense and prima facie Hong Kong is included within the territory of China. However, the Chinese and Hong Kong authorities, as well as all of China's treaty partners, take the view that Hong Kong is not covered by Chinese tax...
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The notional purpose of tax treaties is to prevent double taxation and tax evasion. The actual purpose is to reallocate taxing rights between an investor's home jurisdiction (the residence state) and the host jurisdiction (the source state). The effect is to reduce or remove the taxing rights of...
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China attracted considerable foreign investment following the opening of its economy in 1979. With the switch to a quasi-market economy, China became reliant on taxes to fund government, opening the door to potential double taxation of profits from foreign investment, first in China and second...
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