Australian Tax Treaties
Indonesian Agreement
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF AUSTRALIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION AND THE PREVENTION OF FISCAL EVASION WITH RESPECT TO TAXES ON INCOME
ARTICLE 14
Independent Personal Services
(1)
Income derived by an individual who is a resident of one of the Contracting States in respect of professional services or other independent activities of a similar character shall be taxable only in that State unless:
(a) a fixed base is regularly available to the individual in the other Contracting State for the purpose of performing the individual ' s activities; in that case, so much of the income as is attributable to activities exercised from that fixed base may also be taxed in the other State; or
(b) the individual is present in that other State for a period or periods exceeding 120 days in any period of 12 months; in that case, so much of the income as is derived from the individual ' s activities in that other State may also be taxed in that other State.
(2)
The term professional services includes services performed in the exercise of independent scientific, literary, artistic, educational or teaching activities as well as in the exercise of the independent activities of physicians, lawyers, engineers, architects, dentists and accountants.
The Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (the MLI) has modified the application of this tax treaty. A synthesised text of the MLI and this tax treaty is available to facilitate the understanding of how the MLI modifies this tax treaty.
Income derived by an individual who is a resident of one of the Contracting States in respect of professional services or other independent activities of a similar character shall be taxable only in that State unless:
(a) a fixed base is regularly available to the individual in the other Contracting State for the purpose of performing the individual ' s activities; in that case, so much of the income as is attributable to activities exercised from that fixed base may also be taxed in the other State; or
(b) the individual is present in that other State for a period or periods exceeding 120 days in any period of 12 months; in that case, so much of the income as is derived from the individual ' s activities in that other State may also be taxed in that other State.
(2)
The term professional services includes services performed in the exercise of independent scientific, literary, artistic, educational or teaching activities as well as in the exercise of the independent activities of physicians, lawyers, engineers, architects, dentists and accountants.
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