Interest taxation: residence state primary right, source state limited taxing power subject to beneficial owner and arm's length limits.
Article 11 grants the residence state primary taxing rights over cross-border Interest while permitting the source state a limited taxing right capped where the recipient is the beneficial owner resident of the other state; Article 11 also defines interest exhaustively for treaty purposes, displaces the article where interest is effectively connected to a permanent establishment (so that business profits rules apply), and conditions reduced source taxation on arm's-length pricing between related parties. (AI Summary)
Article 11 grants the residence state primary taxing rights over cross-border Interest while permitting the source state a limited taxing right capped where the recipient is the beneficial owner resident of the other state; Article 11 also defines interest exhaustively for treaty purposes, displaces the article where interest is effectively connected to a permanent establishment (so that business profits rules apply), and conditions reduced source taxation on arm's-length pricing between related parties. (AI Summary)
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