Australian Tax Treaties

Turkish Convention  

CONVENTION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF AUSTRALIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION WITH RESPECT TO TAXES ON INCOME AND THE PREVENTION OF FISCAL EVASION  

ARTICLE 20   Teachers and Students  

1.    
Where a student who is a resident of a Contracting State or who was a resident of that State immediately before visiting the other Contracting State and who is temporarily present therein solely for the purpose of the student ' s education, receives payments from sources outside that other State for the purpose of the student ' s maintenance or education, those payments shall not be taxed in that other State.

2.    
Where a professor or teacher who is a resident of one of the Contracting States visits the other Contracting State for a period not exceeding 2 years for the purpose of teaching, or carrying out advanced study or research, at a university, college, school or other educational institution therein, any remuneration the person receives for such teaching, advanced study or research shall not be taxed in that other State to the extent to which that remuneration is, or upon the application of this Article will be, subject to tax in the first-mentioned State.

3.    
Paragraph 2 of this Article shall not apply to remuneration which a professor or teacher receives for conducting research if the research is undertaken primarily for the private benefit of a specific person or persons.




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