Limitation of benefits: treaty relief can be denied where the main purpose is obtaining treaty advantages. The Limitation of Benefits clause preserves a Contracting State's ability to apply its domestic anti-avoidance measures to deny treaty relief; residents are ineligible for benefits if their affairs were arranged with the main purpose of obtaining treaty advantages, and legal entities without bona fide business activities are specifically within its scope.
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Limitation of benefits: treaty relief can be denied where the main purpose is obtaining treaty advantages.
The Limitation of Benefits clause preserves a Contracting State's ability to apply its domestic anti-avoidance measures to deny treaty relief; residents are ineligible for benefits if their affairs were arranged with the main purpose of obtaining treaty advantages, and legal entities without bona fide business activities are specifically within its scope.
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