RP-US Tax Treaty

(1)
October 1, 1976
January 1, 1983
CONVENTION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE

PHILIPPINES AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
WITH RESPECT TO TAXES ON INCOME
Signed in Manila, October 1, 1976.

The Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Government of the
United States of America, desiring to conclude a convention for the avoidance of
double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income,
have agreed as follows:
ARTICLE 1
Taxes Covered
(1) The taxes which are the subject of this Convention are:
(a)
In the case of the United States, the Federal income taxes imposed
by the Internal Revenue Code (but not including the tax on
improperly accumulated earnings or the personal holding company
tax), and
(b)
In the case of the Philippines, the income tax imposed by Title II of

the National Internal Revenue Code (but not including the tax on
improperly accumulated earnings or the personal holding company
tax).
(2) This Convention shall also apply to taxes substantially similar to those
covered by paragraph (1) which are imposed addition to, in place of, existing taxes
after the date of signature of this Convention.
(3) The competent authorities of the Contracting States shall notify each other
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of any amendments of the tax laws referred to in paragraph (1) or (2) and of the
adoption of any taxes referred to in paragraph (2) by transmitting the texts of any
amendments or new statutes at least once a year.
(4) The competent authorities of the Contracting States shall notify each other
of the publication by their respective Contracting States of any material concerning
the application of this Convention, whether in the form of regulations, rulings, or
judicial decisions by transmitting the texts of any such material at least once a year.
ARTICLE 2
General Definitions
(1) In this Convention, unless the context otherwise requires:
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(a)
(i) The term "United States" means the United States of America;
and
(ii)
When used in a geographical sense, the term "United States" means

the states thereof and the District of Columbia.
(b)
(i) The term "Philippines" means the Republic of the Philippines;

and
(ii)
When used in a geographical sense, the term "Philippines" means

the territory comprising the Republic of the Philippines.
(c)
The term "Contracting State" means the United States or the

Philippines, as the context requires.
(d)
The term "person" includes an individual, a partnership, a

corporation, an estate, or a trust.
(e)
(i) The term "United States corporation" means a corporation (or

any unincorporated entity treated as a corporation for United States
tax purposes) which is created or organized in or under the laws of
the United States or any state thereof for the District of Columbia;
and
(ii)
The term "Philippine corporation" means a corporation (or any

unincorporated entity treated as a corporation for Philippine tax
purposes) which is created or organized in the Philippines or under

its laws.
(f)
The term "competent authority" means:

(i)
In the case of the United States, the Secretary of the

Treasury or his delegate, and
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(ii)
In the case of the Philippines, the Secretary of Finance or

his delegate.
(g)
The term "tax" means tax imposed by the United States or the
Philippines, whichever is applicable, to which this Convention
applies by virtue of Article 1 (taxes covered).
(h)
The term "international traffic" means any transport by a ship or

aircraft operated by a resident of one of the Contracting States
except where such transport is confined solely to places within a
Contracting State.
(2) Any other term used in this Convention and not defined in this
Convention shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the meaning which it
has under the laws of the Contracting State whose tax is being determined.
Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if the meaning of such a term under the laws
of one of the Contracting States is different from the meaning of the term under the
laws of the other Contracting State, or if the meaning of such term is not readily
determinable under the laws of one of the Contracting States, the competent
authorities of the Contracting States may, in order to, prevent double taxation or to
further any other purpose of this Convention, establish a common meaning of the term
for the purposes of this Convention.
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ARTICLE 3
Fiscal Residence
(1) In this Convention:
(a)
The term "resident of the Philippines" means:

(i)
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A Philippine corporation, and
(ii)
(b)
Any other person (except a corporation or any entity treated

as a corporation for Philippine tax purposes) resident in the
Philippines for purposes of Philippine tax, but in the case of
a professional partnership, estate, or trust only to the extent
that the income derived by such partnership, estate, or trust
is subject to Philippine tax as the income of a resident either
in the hands of the respective entity or of its partners or
beneficiaries.
The term "resident of the United States" means:

(i)
A United States corporation, and
(ii)
Any other person (except a corporation or any entity treated

as a corporation for United States tax purposes) resident in
the United States for purposes of United States tax, but in
the case of a partnership, estate, or trust only to the extent
that the income derived by such partnership, estate, or trust
is subject to United States tax as the income of a resident
either in the hands of the respective entity or of its partners
or beneficiaries.
(2) Where by reason of the provisions of paragraph (1) an individual is a

resident of both Contracting States:
(a)
He shall be deemed to be a resident of that Contracting State in

which he maintains his permanent home. If he has a permanent
home in both Contracting State or in neither of the Contracting
States, he shall be deemed to be a resident of that Contracting State
with which his personal and economic relations are closest (center
of vital interests);
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(b)
If the Contracting in which he has his center of interests cannot be

determined, he shall be deemed to be a resident of that Contracting
State in which he has a habitual abode;
(c)
If he has a habitual abode in both Contracting States or in neither

of the Contracting States, he shall be deemed to be a resident of the
Contracting State of which he is a citizen; and
(d)
If he is a citizen of both Contracting States or of neither

Contracting State, the competent authorities of the Contracting
States shall settle the question by mutual agreement.
ARTICLE 4
Source of Income
For purposes of this Convention:

(1) Dividends shall be treated as income from sources within a Contracting
State only if
(a)
Paid by a corporation of that Contracting State, or
(b)
Paid by a corporation of any State if, for the 3-year period ending
with a close of such corporation's taxable year preceding the
declaration of the dividends (or for such part of that period as such
corporation has been in existence), at least 50 percent of such
corporation's gross income from all sources was business profits
attributable to a permanent establishment which such corporation
had in that Contracting State; but only in an amount which bears
the same ratio to such dividends as the amount of the business
profits attributable to that permanent establishment bears to the
corporation's gross income from all sources.
If a dividend would be treated under this paragraph as income from sources within
both Contracting States, it shall be deemed to be income from sources only within the
Contracting State described in subparagraph (b), to the extent provided therein.
(2) Interest shall be treated as income from sources within a Contracting State
only if paid by such Contracting State, a political subdivision or local authority
thereof, or by a resident of that Contracting State. Notwithstanding the preceding
sentence, if such interest is paid on an indebtedness incurred in connection with a
permanent establishment which bears such interest, then such interest shall be deemed
to be from sources within the State (whether or not a Contracting State) in which the
permanent establishment is situated.
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(3) Royalties for the use of, or the right to use, property or rights shall be
treated as income from sources within a Contracting State only to the extent that such
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royalties are for the use of, or the right to use, such property or rights within that
Contracting State. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if such royalty is paid with
respect to a liability to pay the royalty that was incurred in connection with a
permanent establishment which bears such royalty, then such royalty shall be deemed
to be from sources within the State (whether or not a Contracting State) in which the
permanent establishment is situated.
(4) Income from real property (including royalties) described in Article 7
(income from Real Property) shall be treated as income from sources within a
Contracting State only if such property is situated in the Contracting State.
(5) Income received by an individual for his performance of labor or personal
services, whether as an employee or in an independent capacity, shall be treated as
income from sources within a Contracting State only to the extent that such services
are performed in that Contracting State. However, income from personal services
performed aboard ships or aircraft operated by a resident of one of the Contracting
States in international traffic shall be treated as income from sources within that
Contracting State if rendered by a member of the regular complement of the ship or
aircraft. Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this paragraph, remuneration
described in Article 20 (Governmental Functions) and payments described in Article
19 ( Social Security Payments) paid from the public funds of a Contracting State or a
political subdivision or local authority thereof shall be treated as income from sources
within that Contracting State only.
(6) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) through (4), business profits which are
attributable to a permanent establishment which the recipient, a resident of one of the
Contracting States, has in the other Contracting State shall be treated as income from
sources within that other Contracting State.
(7) Gross revenue from the operation of ships or aircraft in international
traffic shall be treated as income from sources within a Contracting State to the extent
they are derived from outgoing traffic originating in that State.
(8) The source of any item of income to which paragraphs (1) through (7) are
not applicable shall be determined by each of the Contracting States in accordance
with its own law. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if the source of any item of
income under the laws of one Contracting State is different from the source of such
item of income under the laws of the other Contracting State or if the source of such
income is not readily determinable under the laws of one of the Contracting States, the
competent authorities of the Contracting States may, in order to prevent double
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taxation or further any other purpose of this Convention, establish a common source
of the item of income for the purposes of this Convention.
ARTICLE 5
Permanent Establishment
(1) For the purposes of this Convention, the term "permanent establishment"
means a fixed place of business through which a resident of one of the Contracting
States engages in a trade or business.
(2) The term "fixed base of business" includes but is not limited to:
(a)
A seat of management;
(b)
A branch;
(c)
An office;
(d)
A store or other sales outlet;
(e)
A factory;
(f)
A workshop;
(g)
A warehouse
(h)
A mine, quarry, or other place of extraction of natural resource;
(i)
A building side or construction or assembly project or supervisory

activities in connection therewith, provided such site, protect or
activity continues for a period of more than 183 days; and
(j)
The furnishing of services, including consultancy services, by a

resident of one of the Contracting States through employees or
other personnel, provided activities of that nature continue (for the
same or a connected project) within the other Contracting State for
a period or periods aggregating more than 183 days.
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(3) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1), (2) and (4), a permanent establishment

shall be deemed not to include any one or more of the following:
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(a)
The use of facilities solely for the purpose of storage, display, or

occasional delivery of goods or merchandise belonging to the
resident;
(b)
The maintenance of a stock of goods or merchandise belonging to a

resident solely for the purpose of storage, display, or occasional
delivery;
(c)
The maintenance of a stock of goods or merchandise belonging to

the resident solely for the purpose of processing by another person;
(d)
The maintenance of a fixed place of business solely for the purpose

of purchasing goods or merchandise, or for collecting information,
for the resident;
(e)
The maintenance of a fixed place of business solely for the purpose

of advertising, for the supply of information, for scientific
research, or for similar activities which have a preparatory or
auxiliary character, for the resident; or
(f)
The furnishing of services, including the provision of equipment,

in one of the Contracting States by a resident of the other
Contracting State, including consultancy firms, in accordance with,
or in the implementation of, an agreement between the Contracting
States regarding technical cooperation.
(4) A person acting in one of the Contracting States on behalf of a resident of

the other Contracting State, other than an agent of an independent status to whom
paragraph (5) applies, shall be deemed to give rise to a permanent establishment in the
first-mentioned Contracting State if
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(a)
Such person has, and habitually exercises in the first-mentioned

Contracting State, an authority to conclude contracts in the name of
that resident, unless the exercise of such authority is limited to the
purchase of goods or merchandise for that resident; or
(b)
He has no such authority, but habitually maintains in the

first-mentioned State a stock of goods or merchandise from which
he regularly delivers goods and merchandise on behalf of the
resident.
(5) A resident of one of the Contracting States shall not be deemed to have a
permanent establishment in the other Contracting State merely because such resident
carries on business in that other Contracting State through a broker, general
commission agent, or any other agent of an independent status, where such broker or
agent is acting in the ordinary course of his business. However, when the activities of
such an agent are devoted wholly or almost wholly on behalf of that resident, he shall
not be considered an agent of independent status within the meaning of this paragraph
in the transactions between the agent and the resident were not made under arm's
length conditions.
(6) Except with respect to reinsurance, a resident of a Contracting State shall
be deemed to have a permanent establishment in the other Contracting State if it
collects premiums in that other State, or insures risks situated therein, through an
employee or representative situated therein who is not an agent of independent status
to whom paragraph (5) applies.
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(7) A resident of one of the Contracting States shall not be deemed to have a
permanent establishment in the other Contracting State merely because such resident
sells at the termination of a trade fair or convention in such other Contracting State
goods or merchandise which such resident displayed at such trade fair or convention.
(8) The fact that a corporation of one of the Contracting States controls or is
controlled by or is under common control with
(a)
A corporation of the other Contracting State; or
(b)
A corporation which carries on business in that other Contracting

State (whether through a permanent establishment or otherwise)
shall not be taken into account in determining whether the
activities or fixed place of business of either corporation
constitutes a permanent establishment of the other corporation.
(9) The principles set forth in paragraphs (1) through (8) shall be applied in
determining for purposes of this Convention whether there is a permanent
establishment in a State other than one of the Contracting States or whether a person
other than a resident of one of the Contracting States has a permanent establishment in
one of the Contracting States.
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General Rules of Taxation

(1) A resident of one of the Contracting States may be taxed by the other
Contracting State on any income from sources within that other Contracting State and
only on such income, subject to any limitations set forth in this Convention. For this
purpose, the rules set forth in Article 4 (Source of Income) shall be applied to
determine the source of income.
(2) The provisions of this Convention shall not be construed to restrict in any
manner any exclusion, exemption, deduction, credit, or other allowance now or
hereafter accorded
(a)
By laws of one of the Contracting States in the determination of the

tax imposed by that Contracting State, or
(b)
By any other agreement between the Contracting States.
(3) Notwithstanding any provisions of this Convention except paragraph (4),

a Contracting State may tax its residents (as determined under Article 3 Fiscal
Residence) and its citizens as if this Convention had not come into effect.
(4) The provisions of paragraph (3) shall not affect:
(a)
The benefits conferred by a Contracting State under Articles 19

(Social Security Payments), 23 (Relief from Double Taxation), 24
(Non-discrimination), and 25 (Mutual Agreement Procedure); and
(b)
The benefits conferred by a Contracting State under Articles 20

(Governmental Functions), 21 (Teachers), 22 (Students and
Trainees), and 28 (Diplomatic and Consular Officers) upon
individuals who are neither citizens of, nor have immigrant status
in, that Contracting State.
(5) The complement authorities of the two Contracting States may each
prescribe regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this Convention.
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ARTICLE 7
Income from Real Property
(1) Income from real property, including royalties and other payments in
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respect of the exploitation of natural resources and gains derived from the alienation
of such property or of the right giving rise to such royalties or other payments, may be
taxed by the Contracting State in which such real property or natural resources are
situated. For purposes of this Convention, interest on indebtedness secured by real
property or secured by a right giving rise to royalties or other payments in respect of
the exploitation of natural resources shall not be regarded as income from real
property.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall apply to income derived from the usufruct, direct use,
letting, or use in any other form of real property.
ARTICLE 8
Business Profits
(1) Business profits of a resident of one of the Contracting States shall be
taxable only in that State unless the resident has a permanent establishment in the
other Contracting State. If the resident has a permanent establishment in that other
Contracting State, tax may be imposed by that other Contracting State on the business
profits of the resident but only on so much of them as are attributable to the permanent
establishment.
(2) Where a resident of one of the Contracting States has a permanent
establishment in the other Contracting State, there shall in each Contracting State be
attributed to the permanent establishment the business profits which would reasonably
be expected to have been derived by it if it were an independent entity engaged in the
same or similar activities under the same or similar conditions and dealing wholly
independently with the resident of which it is a permanent establishment.
(3) There may also be attributed to that permanent establishment the business
profits derived from the sale of goods or merchandise of the same or similar kind as
those sold, or from other business activities of the same or similar kind as those
effected, through that permanent establishment if the sale or activities had been
resorted to in order to avoid taxation.
(4) In the determination of the business profits of a permanent establishment,
there shall be allowed as deductions ordinary and necessary expenses which are
reasonably allocable to such profits, including executive and general administrative
expenses, whether incurred in the Contracting State in which the permanent
establishment is situated or elsewhere. However, no such deductions shall be allowed
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in respect of amounts paid or payable (other than reimbursement of actual expenses)

by the permanent establishment to the head office of the resident of which it is a
permanent establishment or any of its other offices, by way of
(a)
royalties, fees or other similar payments in return for the use of

patents or other rights;
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(b)
commission, for specific services performed or for management;

and
(c)
interest on moneys lent to the permanent establishment except in

the case of a banking institution.
(5) No profits shall be attributed to a permanent establishment of a resident of

one of the Contracting States in the other Contracting State merely by reason of the
purchase of goods and merchandise by that permanent establishment for the account
of the resident.
(6) The term "business profits" means income derived from any trade or
business whether carried on by an individual, corporation or any other person, or
group of persons, including the rental of tangible personal (movable) property.
(7) Where business profits include items of income which are dealt with
separately in other articles of this Convention, then the provisions of those articles
shall not be affected by the provisions of this Article.
ARTICLE 9
Shipping and Air Transport
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Convention, profits derived
by a resident of one of the Contracting States from sources within the other
Contracting State from the operation of ships in international traffic may be taxed by
both Contracting States; however, the tax imposed by the other Contracting State may
be as much as, but shall not exceed, the lesser of -
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(a)
one and one-half percent of the gross revenues derived from

sources in that State; and
(b)
the lowest rate of Philippine tax that may be imposed on profits of

the same kind derived under similar circumstances by a resident of
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a third State.
(2) Nothing in the Convention shall affect the right of a Contracting State to
tax, in accordance with domestic laws, profits derived by a resident of the other
Contracting State from sources within the first-mentioned Contracting State from the
operation of aircraft in international traffic.
(3) The provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2) shall also apply to profits derived
from the participation in a pool, a joint business or in an international operating
agency.
ARTICLE 10
Related Persons
(1) Where a person subject to the taxing jurisdiction of one of the Contracting
States and any other person are related and where such related persons make
arrangements or impose conditions between themselves which are different from
those which would be made between independent persons, any income, deductions,
credits, or allowances which would, but for those arrangements or conditions, have
been taken into account in computing the income (or loss) of, or the tax payable by,
one of such persons may be taken into account in computing the amount of the income
subject to tax and the taxes payable by such person.
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(2) Where a redetermination has been made by one Contracting State to the
income of one of its residents in accordance with paragraph (1), then the other
Contracting State shall, if it agrees with such redetermination and if necessary to
prevent double taxation, make a corresponding adjustment to the income of a person
in such other Contracting State related to such resident. In the event the other
Contracting State disagrees with such determination, the two Contracting States shall
endeavor to reach agreement in accordance with the mutual agreement procedure in
paragraph (2) of Article 25 (Mutual Agreement Procedure).
(3) For purposes of this Convention, a person is related to another person if
either person owns or controls directly or indirectly the other, or if any third person or
persons own or control directly or indirectly both. For this purpose, the term "control"
includes any kind of control, whether or not legally enforceable, and however
exercised or exercisable.
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Dividends
(1) Dividends derived from sources within one of the Contracting States by a
resident of the other Contracting State may be taxed by both Contracting States.
(2) The rate of tax imposed by one of the Contracting States on dividends
derived from sources within that Contracting State by a resident of the other
Contracting State shall not exceed
(a)
25 percent of the gross amount of the dividend; or
(b)
When the recipient is a corporation, 20 percent of the gross amount

of the dividend if during the part of the paying corporation's
taxable year which precedes the date of payment of the dividend
and during the whole of its prior taxable year (if any), at least 10
percent of the outstanding shares of the voting stock of the paying
corporation was owned by the recipient corporation.
(3) Dividends paid by a corporation of one of the Contracting States to a

person other than a citizen or resident of the other Contracting State may be taxed by
the other Contracting State, but only if
(a)
Such dividends are treated as income from sources within that

other Contracting State and, in the case of the Philippines, the
additional tax described in paragraph (6) has not been paid with
respect to the earnings distributed, or
(b)
The recipient of the dividends has a permanent establishment or

fixed base in the other Contracting State and the holding in respect
of which the dividends are paid is effectively connected with such
permanent establishment or fixed base.
(4) Paragraph (2) shall not apply if the recipient of dividends derived from
sources within one of the Contracting States, being a resident of the other Contracting
State, carries on business in the first-mentioned Contracting State through a
permanent establishment situated therein or performs in that other State independent
personal services from a fixed base situated therein, and the holding in respect of
which the dividends are paid is effectively connected with such permanent
establishment of fixed base. In such a case, the provisions of Article 8 (Business
Profits) or Article 15 (Independent Personal Services), as the case may be, shall apply.
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(5) The term "dividends" as used in this Convention means income from
shares, mining shares, founders' shares or other rights, not being debt-claims,
participating in profits, as well as income from other corporate rights assimilated to
income from shares by the taxation law of the State of which the corporation making
the distribution is a resident.
(6) Nothing in this Convention except Article 9 (Shipping and Air Transport),
shall be construed as preventing the Philippines from imposing on the earnings of a
corporation (other than a Philippines corporation ) attributable to a permanent
establishment in the Philippines, a tax in addition to the tax which would be
chargeable on the earnings of a Philippine corporation, provided that any additional
tax so imposed shall not exceed 20 percent of the amount of such earnings which have
not been subjected to such additional tax in previous taxable years. For the purpose of
this provision, the term "earnings" means business profits attributable to a permanent
establishment in the Philippines in a year and previous years after deducting therefrom
all taxes, other than the additional tax referred to herein, imposed on such profits by
the Philippines.
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Interest
(1) Interest by a resident of one of the Contracting States from sources within
the other Contracting State may be taxed by both Contracting States.
(2) Interest derived by a resident of one of the Contracting States from
sources within the other Contracting State shall not be taxed by the other Contracting
State at a rate in excess of 15 percent of the gross amount of such interest.
(3) Interest derived by a resident of one of the Contracting States from
sources within the other Contracting State with respect to public issues of bonded
indebtedness shall not be taxed by the other Contracting State at a rate in excess of 10
percent of the gross amount of such interest.
(4) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), interest derived by
(a)
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One of the Contracting States, or an instrumentality thereof

(including the Central Bank of the Philippines, the Federal Reserve
Banks of the United States, the Export-Import Bank of the United
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States, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation of the United

States, and such other institutions of either Contracting State as the
competent authorities of both Contracting States may determine by
mutual agreement), or
(b)
A resident of one of the Contracting States with respect to debt

obligations guaranteed or insured by that Contracting State or an
instrumentality thereof,
shall be exempt from tax by the other Contracting State.

(5) Paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) shall not apply if the recipient of interest from
sources within one of the Contracting States, being a resident of the other Contracting
State, carries on business in the first-mentioned Contracting State through a
permanent establishment situated therein or performs in all other State independent
personal services from a fixed base situated therein and the debt claim in respect of
which the interest is paid is effectively connected with such permanent establishment
or fixed base. In such a case, the provisions of Article 8 (Business Profits) or Article
15 (Independent Personal Services), as the case may be, shall apply.
(6) Where an amount is paid to a related person and would be treated as
interest but for the fact that it exceeds an amount which would have been paid to an
unrelated person, the provisions of this Article shall apply only to so much of the
amount as would have been paid to an unrelated person. In such a case, the excess
amount may be taxed by each Contracting State according to its own law, including
the provisions of this Convention where applicable.
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(7) The term "interest" as used in the Convention means income from
debt-claims of every kind, whether or not secured by mortgage, and whether or not
carrying a right to participate in the debtor's profits, and in particular, income from
government securities and income from bonds or debentures, including premiums and
prizes attaching to such securities, bonds or debentures, as well as income assimilated
to income from money lent by the taxation law of the Contracting State in which the
income arises including interest on deferred payment sales.
ARTICLE 13
Royalties
(1) Royalties derived by a resident of one of the Contracting States from
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sources within the other Contracting State may be taxed by both Contracting States.
(2) However, the tax imposed by that other Contracting State shall not exceed
(a)
In the case of the United States, 15 percent of the gross amount of

the royalties, and
(b)
In the case of the Philippines, the least of:

(i)
25 percent of the gross amount of the royalties,
(ii)
15 percent of the gross amount of the royalties, where the

royalties are paid by a corporation registered with the
Philippine Board of Investments and engaged in preferred
areas of activities, and
(iii)
the lowest rate of Philippine tax that may be imposed on

royalties of the same kind paid under similar circumstances
to a resident of a third State.
(3) The term "royalties" as used in this Article means payments of any kind
received as a consideration for the use of, or the right to use, any copyright of literary,
artistic or scientific work, including cinematographic films or films or tapes used for
radio or television broadcasting, any patent, trade mark, design or model, plan, secret
formula or process, or other like right of property, or for information concerning
industrial, commercial or scientific experience. the term "royalties" also includes gains
derived from the sale, exchange or other disposition of any such right or property
which are contingent on the productivity, use, or disposition thereof.
(4) The provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply if the recipient of
the royalties, being a resident of a Contracting State, carries on business in the other
Contracting State in which the royalties arise, through a permanent establishment
situated therein, or performs in that other State professional services from a fixed base
situated therein, and the right or property in respect of which the royalties are paid is
effectively connected with such permanent establishment or fixed base. In such a case,
the provisions of Article 8 (Business Profits) or Article 15 (Independent Personal
Services), as the case may be, shall apply.
(5) Where an amount is paid to a related person and would be treated as a
royalty but for the fact that it exceeds an amount which would have been paid to an
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unrelated person, the provisions of this Article shall apply only to so much of the
amount as would have been paid to an unrelated person. In such a case, the excess
amount may be taxed by each Contracting State according to its own law, including
the provisions of this Convention where applicable.
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ARTICLE 14
Capital Gains
(1) Gains from the alienation of tangible personal (movable) property forming
part of the business property of a permanent establishment which a resident of a
Contracting State has in the other Contracting State or of tangible personal (movable)
property pertaining to a fixed base available to a resident of a Contracting State in the
other Contracting State for the purpose of performing independent personal services,
including such gains from the alienation of such a permanent establishment (alone or
together with the whole enterprise) or of such a fixed base, may be taxed in the other
State. However, gains derived by a resident of a Contracting State from the alienation
of ships, aircraft or containers operated by such resident in international traffic shall
be taxable only in that State, and gains described in Article 13 (Royalties) shall be
taxable only in accordance with the provisions of Article 13.
(2) Gains from the alienation of any property other than those mentioned in
paragraph (1) or in Article 7 (Income From Real Property) shall be taxable only in the
Contracting State of which the alienation is a resident.
ARTICLE 15
Independent Personal Services
(1) Income derived by an individual who is a resident of one of the
Contracting States from the performance of personal services in an independent
capacity may be taxed by that Contracting State. Except as provided in paragraph (2),
such income shall be exempt from tax by the other Contracting State.
(2) Income derived by an individual who is a resident of one of the
Contracting States from the performance of personal services in an independent
capacity in the other Contracting State may be taxed by that other Contracting State,
if:
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Contracting State for the purpose of performing his activities; in

that case, only so much of the income as is attributable to that fixed
base may be taxed in that other Contracting State;
(b)
He is present in that other Contracting State for a period or periods

aggregating 90 days or more in the taxable year; or
(c)
The gross remuneration derived in the taxable year from residents

of that other Contracting State for the performance of such services
in the other Contracting State exceeds 10,000 United States dollars
or its equivalent in Philippine pesos or such higher amount as may
be specified and agreed in letters exchanged between the
competent authorities of the Contracting States.
(3) The term "income" as used in paragraph (2) means net income.
ARTICLE 16
Dependent Personal Services
(1) Except as provided in Article 20 (Governmental Functions), wages,
salaries, and similar remuneration derived by an individual who is a resident of one of
the Contracting States from labor or personal services performed as an employee,
including income from services performed by an officer of a corporation, may be
taxed by that Contracting State. Except as provided by paragraph (2) and (3) and in
Articles 20 (Governmental Functions), 21 (Teachers), and 22 (Students and Trainees),
such remuneration derived from source within the other Contracting State may also be
taxed by that other Contracting State.
(2) Remuneration described in paragraph (1) derived by an individual who is
a resident of one of the Contracting States shall be exempt from tax by the other
Contracting State if
(a)
He is present in that other Contracting State for a period or periods

aggregating less than 90 days in the taxable year;
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He is an employee of a resident of, or of a permanent establishment

maintained in, the first-mentioned Contracting State; and
(c)
The remuneration is not borne as such by a permanent

establishment which the employer has in that other Contracting
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State.
(3) Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this Article, remuneration
derived by an employee of a resident of one of the Contracting States for labor or
personal services performed as a member of the regular complement of a ship or
aircraft operated in international traffic by a resident of that Contracting State may be
taxed only by that Contracting State.
ARTICLE 17
Artistes and Athletes
(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of Article XV (Independent Personal
Services) and XVI (Dependent Personal Services), income derived by public
entertainers such as theater, motion picture, radio or television artistes, and musicians,
and by athletes, from their personal activities as such may be taxed in the Contracting
State in which these activities are exercised provided that (a)
Such income exceeds 100 United States dollars or its equivalent in

the Philippine pesos per day, or
(b)
Such income exceeds in the aggregate 3,000 United States dollars

or its equivalent in Philippine pesos during the taxable year.
(2) Where income in respect of personal activities as such of a public

entertainer or athlete accrues not to that entertainer or athlete himself but to another
person, that income may, notwithstanding the provisions of Articles 8 (Business
Profits), 15 (Independent Personal Services) and 16 (Dependent Personal Services),
be taxed in the Contracting State in which the activities of the entertainer or athlete
are exercised.
(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1) and Articles 15
(Independent Personal Services) and 16 (Dependent Personal Services), income
derived from activities performed in a Contracting State by public entertainers or
athletes shall be exempt from tax in that Contracting State if the visit to that State is
substantially supported or sponsored by the other Contracting State and the public
entertainer or athlete is certified as qualified under this provision by the competent
authority of the sending State.
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ARTICLE 18
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Private Pensions and Annuities

(1) Except as provided in Article 20 (Governmental Functions), pensions and
other similar remuneration paid to an individual in consideration of past employment
shall be taxable by the Contracting State where the service is rendered.
(2) Annuities paid to an individual who is a resident of one of the Contracting
States shall be taxable only in that Contracting State.
(3) Child support payments made by an individual who is resident of one of
the Contracting States to an individual who is resident of the other Contracting State
shall be exempt from tax in that other Contracting State.
(4) The term "pensions and other similar remuneration", as used in this
article, includes periodic payments other than social security payments covered in
Article XIX (Social Security Payments) made (a)
By reason of retirement or death and in consideration for services

rendered or
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(b)
By way of compensation for injuries or sickness received in

connection with past employment.
(5) The term "annuities", as used in this article, means a stated sum paid
periodically at stated times during life, or during a specified number of years, under an
obligation to make the payments in return for adequate and full consideration (other
than services rendered).
(6) The term "child support payments", as used in this article, means periodic
payments for the support of a minor child made pursuant to a written separation
agreement or a decree of divorce, separation maintenance, or compulsory support.
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Social Security Payments
Social Security payments and other public pensions paid by one of the
Contracting States to an individual who is a resident of the other Contracting State (or
in the case of such payments by the Philippines to an individual who is a citizen of the
United States) shall be taxable only in the first-mentioned Contracting State. This
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article shall not apply to payments described in Article XX (Governmental Functions).

ARTICLE 20
Governmental Functions
Wages, salaries and similar remuneration, including pensions, annuities, or
similar benefits, paid from public funds of one of the Contracting States;
(a)
To a citizen of that Contracting State, or
(b)
To a citizen of a State other than a Contracting State who comes to

the other Contracting State expressly for the purpose of being
employed by the first-mentioned Contracting State.
for labor or personal services performed as an employee of the national Government

of that Contracting State, or any agency thereof, in the discharge of functions of a
governmental nature shall be exempt from tax by the Contracting State.
ARTICLE 21
Teachers
(1) Where a resident of one of the Contracting States is invited by the
Government of the other Contracting State, a political subdivision or local authority
thereof, or by a university or other recognized educational institution in that other
Contracting State to come to that other Contracting State for a period not expected to
exceed 2 years for the purpose of teaching or engaging in research, or both, at a
university or other recognized educational institution and such resident comes to that
other Contracting State primarily for such purpose, his income from personal services
for teaching or research at such university or educational institution shall be exempt
from tax by that other Contracting State for a period not exceeding 2 years from the
date of his arrival in that other Contracting State.
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(2) This article shall not apply to income from research if such research is
undertaken not in the general interest but primarily for the private benefit of a specific
person or persons.
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Students and Trainees
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(1) (a) An individual who is a resident of one of the Contracting States at the
time he becomes temporarily present in the other Contracting State and who is
temporarily present in that other Contracting State for the primary purpose of
(i)
Studying at a university or other recognized educational institution

in that other Contracting State, or
(ii)
Securing training required to qualify him to practice a profession or

professional specialty, or
(iii)
Studying or doing research as a recipient of a grant, allowance, or

award from a governmental, religious, charitable, scientific,
literary, or educational organization, shall be exempt from tax by
that other Contracting State with respect to amounts described in
subparagraph (b) for a period not exceeding 5 taxable years from
the date of his arrival in that other Contracting State.
(b) The amounts referred to in paragraph (a) are

(i)
Gifts from abroad for the purpose of his maintenance, education,

study, research, or training;
(ii)
The grant, allowance, or award; and
(iii)
Income from personal services performed in that other Contracting

State in an amount not in excess of 3,000 United States dollars or
its equivalent in Philippine pesos for any taxable year.
(2) An individual who is a resident of one of the Contracting States at the

temporarily present in that other Contracting State as an employee of, or under
contract with, a resident of the first-mentioned Contracting State, for the primary
purpose of
(a)
Acquiring technical, professional, or business experience from a

person other than that resident of the first-mentioned Contracting
State or other than a person related to such resident, or
(b)
Studying at a university or other recognized educational institution

in that other Contracting State,
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shall be exempt from tax by that Contracting State for a period not exceeding 12
consecutive months with respect to his income from personal services in an aggregate
amount not in excess of 7,500 United States dollars or its equivalent in the Philippine
pesos for any taxable year.
(3) An individual who is a resident of one of the Contracting States at the
temporarily present in that other Contracting State for a period not exceeding 1 year,
as a participant in a program sponsored by the Government of that other Contracting
State, for the primary purpose of training, research, or study, shall be exempt from tax
by that other Contracting State with respect to his income from personal services in
respect of such training, research, or study performed in that other Contracting State
in an aggregate amount not in excess of 10,000 United States dollars or its equivalent
in Philippine pesos in any taxable year.
(4) The benefits provided under Article 21 (Teachers) and paragraph (1) of
this Article shall, when taken together, extend only for such period of time, not to
exceed 5 taxable years from the date of arrival of the individual claiming such
benefits, as may reasonably or customarily be required to effectuate the purpose of the
visit. The benefits provided under Article 21 (Teachers) shall not be available to an
individual if, during the immediately preceding period, such individual enjoyed the
benefits of paragraph (1) of this Article.
ARTICLE 23
Relief from Double Taxation
Double taxation of income shall be avoided in the following manner:
(1)
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In accordance with the provisions and subject to the limitations of

the law of the United States (as it may be amended from time to
time without changing the general principle hereof), the United
States shall allow to a citizen or resident of the United States as a
credit against the United States tax the appropriate amount of taxes
paid or accrued to the Philippines and, in the case of a United
States corporation owning at least 10 percent of the voting stock of
a Philippine corporation from which it receives dividends in any
taxable year, shall allow credit for the appropriate amount of taxes
paid or accrued to the Philippines by the Philippine corporation
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paying such dividends with respect to the profits out of which such
dividends are paid. Such appropriate amount shall be based upon
the amount of tax paid or accrued to the Philippines, but the credit
shall not exceed the limitations (for the purpose of limiting the
credit to the United States tax on income from sources within the
Philippines or on income from sources outside the United States)
provided by United States law for the taxable year. For the purpose
of applying the United States credit in relation to taxes paid or
accrued to the Philippines, the rules set forth in Article 4 (Source
of Income) shall be applied to determine the source of income. For
purposes of applying the United States credit in relation to taxes
paid and accrued to the Philippines, the taxes referred to in
paragraphs (1)(b) and (2) of Article 1 (Taxes Covered) shall be
considered to be income taxes.
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In accordance with the provisions and subject to the limitations of

the law of the Philippines (as it may be amended from time to time
without changing the general principle hereof), the Philippines
shall allow to a citizen or resident of the Philippines as a credit
against the Philippine tax the appropriate amount of taxes paid or
accrued to the United States and, in the case of a Philippine
corporation owning more than 50 percent of the voting stock of a
United States corporation from which it receives dividends in any
taxable year, shall allow credit for the appropriate amount of taxes
paid or accrued to the United States by the United States
corporation paying such dividends with respect to the profits out of
which such dividends are paid. Such appropriate amount shall be
based upon the amount of tax paid or accrued to the United States,
but the credit shall not exceed the limitations ( for the purpose of
limiting the credit to the Philippine tax on income from sources
within the United States, and on income from sources outside the
Philippines) provided by Philippine law for the taxable year. For
the purpose of applying the Philippine credit in relation to taxes
paid or accrued to the United States, the rules set forth in Article 4
(Source of Income) shall be applied to determine the source of
income. For purposes of applying the Philippine credit in relation
to taxes paid or accrued to the United States, the taxes referred to
in paragraphs (1)(a) and (2) of Article 1 (Taxes Covered) shall be
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considered to be income taxes.

ARTICLE 24
Non-discrimination
(1) A citizen of one of the Contracting States who is a resident of the other
Contracting State shall not be subject in that other Contracting State to more
burdensome taxes than a citizen of that other Contracting State who is a resident
thereof.
(2) A permanent establishment which a resident of one of the Contracting
States has in the other Contracting State shall not be subject in that other Contracting
State to more burdensome taxes than a resident of that other Contracting State
carrying on the same activities. This paragraph shall not be construed as obliging a
Contracting State to grant to individual residents of the other Contracting State any
personal allowances, reliefs, or deductions for taxation purposes on account of civil
status or family responsibilities which it grants to its own individual residents.
(3) A corporation of one of the Contracting States, the capital of which is
wholly or partly owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by one or more residents
of the other Contracting State, shall not be subjected in the first-mentioned
Contracting State to any taxation or any requirement connected with taxation which is
other or more burdensome than the taxation and requirements to which a corporation
of the first-mentioned Contracting State carrying on the same activities, the capital of
which is wholly owned or controlled by one or more residents of the first-mentioned
Contracting State, is or may be subjected.
(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Convention, the term "taxes"
or "taxation" means, for the purpose of this Article, taxes or taxation of every kind
imposed at the national, state, or local level.
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(5) With respect to the taxes referred to in Article 1 (Taxes Covered), nothing
in this Article shall prevent the Philippines from limiting to its citizens or corporations
the enjoyment of tax incentives granted under the following enactments:
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Section 6 of the Investment Incentives Act (Republic Act No.

5186),
(b)
Section 5 and Section 7(b) of the Export Incentives Act (Republic
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No. Act 6135), and

(c)
Section 9 of the Investment Incentives Program for the Tourism

Industry (Presidential Decree No. 535) so far as they were in force
on, and have not been modified since, the date of signature of this
Convention, or have been modified only in minor respects so as not
to affect their general character.
(6) With respect to taxes other than the taxes referred to in Article 1 (Taxes
Covered), nothing in this Article shall prevent the Philippines or a political
subdivision or local authority thereof from limiting to Philippine citizens or
corporations the enjoyment of tax incentives for the promotion of industry or business
similar to those described in subparagraphs (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph (5) so far as
they were in force on, and have not been modified since, the date of signature of this
Convention or have been modified only in minor respects so as not to affect their
general character.
ARTICLE 25
Mutual Agreement Procedure
(1) Where a resident or citizen of one of the Contracting States considers that
the action of one or both of the Contracting States results or will result for him in
taxation not in accordance with this Convention, he may, notwithstanding the
remedies provided by the national laws of the Contracting States, present his case to
the competent authority of the Contracting State of which he is a resident or citizen.
Should the resident's or citizen's claim be considered to have merit by the competent
authority of the Contracting State to which the claim is made, it shall endeavor to
come to an agreement with the competent authority of the other Contracting State with
a view to the avoidance of taxation not in accordance with the provisions of this
Convention.
(2) The competent authorities of the Contracting States shall endeavor to
resolve by mutual agreement any difficulties or doubts arising as to the application of
this Convention. In particular, the competent authorities of the Contracting States may
agree
(a)
To the same attribution of industrial or commercial profits to a

resident of one of the Contracting States and its permanent
establishment situated in the other Contracting State;
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(b)
To the same allocation of income, deductions, credits, or

allowances between a resident of one of the Contracting States and
any related person and to the readjustment of taxes imposed by
each Contracting State to reflect such allocation;
(c)
To the same determination of the source of particular items of

income; or
(d)
To the same characterization of particular items of income.
(3) The competent authorities of the Contracting States may communicate

with each other directly for the purpose of reaching an agreement in the sense of this
Article. When it seems advisable for the purpose of reaching an agreement, the
competent authorities may meet together for an oral exchange of opinions.
(4) In the event that the competent authorities reach such agreement, taxes
shall be imposed on such income in accordance with such agreement, and
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(a)
In the case of the United States, refund or credit of taxes shall be

allowed in accordance with such agreement, notwithstanding any
procedural rule (including statutes of limitations) applicable under
United States law.
(b)
In the case of the Philippines, refund or credit of taxes shall be

allowed in accordance with such agreement, subject to any
procedural rule (including statutes of limitations) applicable under
Philippine law. However, notwithstanding any such Philippine
procedural rule, a tax credit certificate shall be issued if a claim is
filed with the competent authority of the Philippines no later than 2
years from the close of the taxable year in which the United States
tax imposed under this paragraph is paid and such claim is filed
within 5 taxable years from the close of the taxable year in issue. A
tax credit certificate shall be issued with respect to a claim filed
after the aforementioned 5-years period only if the claim is
supported by the books and records of the taxpayer. The amount of
the tax credit certificate shall be computed in the same manner as
an actual refund (whether or not an actual refund of tax can be
made), but may only be used as a credit against Philippine tax
liability without giving rise to a refund.
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ARTICLE 26
Exchange of Information
(1) The competent authorities shall exchange such information as is necessary
for carrying out the provisions of this Convention or for the prevention of fraud or for
the administration of statutory provisions concerning taxes to which this Convention
applies provided the information is of a class that can be obtained under the laws and
administrative practices of each Contracting State with respect to its own taxes.
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(2) Any information so exchanged shall be treated as secret, except that such
information may be
(a)
Disclosed to any person concerned with, or
(b)
Made part of a public record with respect to, the assessment,

collection, or enforcement of, or litigation with respect to, the taxes
to which this Convention applies.
(3) No information shall be exchanged which would be contrary to public

policy.
(4) If information is requested by a Contracting State in accordance with this
article. the other Contracting State shall obtain the information to which the request
relates from or with respect to its residents or corporations in the same manner and to
the same extent as if the tax of the requesting State were the tax of the other State and
were being imposed by that other State. A Contracting State may obtain information
from or with respect to its residents or corporations in accordance with this paragraph
for the sole purpose of assisting the other Contracting State in the determination of the
taxes of that other State.
(5) If specifically requested by the competent authority of a Contracting State,
the competent authority of the other Contracting State shall provide information under
this Article in the form of depositions of witnesses and copies of unedited original
documents (including books, papers, statements, records, accounts, or writings) to the
same extent such depositions and documents can be obtained under the laws and
administrative practices of each Contracting State with respect to its own taxes.
(6) The exchange of information shall be either on a routine basis or on
request with reference to particular cases. The competent authorities of the
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Contracting States may agree on the list of information which shall be furnished on a
routine basis.
ARTICLE 27
Assistance in Collection
(1) Each of the Contracting States shall endeavor to collect on behalf of the
other Contracting State such taxes imposed by that other Contracting State as will
ensure that any exemption or reduced rate of the tax granted under this Convention by
that other Contracting State shall not be enjoyed by persons not entitled to such
benefits.
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(2) In no case shall this Article be construed so as to impose upon a

Contracting State the obligations to carry out measures at variance with the laws or
administrative practices of either Contracting State with respect to the collection of its
own taxes.
ARTICLE 28
Diplomatic and Consular Officers
Nothing in this Convention shall affect the fiscal privileges of diplomatic and
consular officials under the general rules of international law or under the provisions
of special agreements.
ARTICLE 29
Entry into Force
(1) This Convention shall be subject to ratification in accordance with the
constitutional procedures of each Contracting State and instruments of ratification
shall be exchanged at Washington as soon as possible. It shall enter into force 30 days
after the date of exchange of instruments of ratification and shall then have effect for
the first time:
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(a)
As respects the rate of withholding tax, to amounts paid on or after

the first day of January immediately following the year in which
this Convention enters into force;
(b)
As respects other taxes, to taxable years beginning on or after
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January 1 of the year following the date on which this Convention

enters into force.
(2) However, in the case of payments received as a consideration for the use
of, or the right to use, a copyright of cinematographic films or films or tapes used for
radio or television broadcasting, paragraph (2)(b) (iii) of Article 13 (Royalties) shall
not have effect before January 1, 1979.
ARTICLE 30
Termination
This Convention shall remain in force until terminated by one of the
Contracting States. Either Contracting State may terminate the Convention at any time
after 5 years from the date on which this Convention enters into force provided that at
least 6 months' prior notice of termination has been given through diplomatic
channels. In such event, the Convention shall cease to have force and effect as
respects income of calendar years or taxable years beginning (or, in the case of taxes
payable at the source, payments made) on or after January 1 next following the
expiration of the 6-month period.
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Done at Manila in duplicate this 1st day of October 1976.

FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES:
___________________________
(SGD.) CESAR VIRATA
FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
_______________________
(SGD.) WILLIAM SIMON
LETTER DATED OCTOBER 12, 1976
October 12, 1976

Secretary William Simon
Department of the Treasury
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Washington, D.C., U.S.A.

Sir:
In connection with the Convention between the Government of the Republic of
the Philippines and the Government of the United States of America with respect to
Taxes on Income, signed last October 1, 1976 in Manila, please be advised that after
going over the signed documents, certain changes, which your panel introduced and to
which we have signified our conformity were not incorporated therein.
To this end, we have taken the liberty of preparing an attachment of
enumerating the necessary changes, as reflected in the attached document. It is
understood that the attachment will form part of the tax convention as of the date of
signing thereof.
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Very truly yours,
(SGD.) CESAR VIRATA

Secretary
CONVENTION - ERRATA
CONVENTION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF

THE PHILIPPINES AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA WITH RESPECT TO TAXES ON INCOME
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PARTICULARS
4(a) Second Line

4(a) Third Line
Article 24 should be Article 23

Article 25 and Article 26 should
be Article 24 and Article 25,
respectively
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6 First Line
1 Third Line
11
3(b) Third Line
11
4 First Line
11
6 First Line
17
1 First Line
17
2 Sixth Line
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3 Sixth Line
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1 Seventh Line
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2 Seventh Line
Paragraph (6) should be

paragraph (5)
Delete the words "sale, exchange
or other disposition" and insert
"alienation" in lieu thereof
Delete the word "with" and insert
"in"
Change "paragraphs" to
"paragraph and delete "and (3)"
Add after the word
"convention" the phrase "except
Article 9 (Shipping and Air
Transport)"
Delete "8 (Business Profits)"
Insert the word "are" after the
word "athlete"
Insert the words "or athlete" after
the word "entertainer"
Insert "Philippines" before the
word "corporation"
Insert "United States" before the
word "corporation"
PROTOCOL
SUPPLEMENTING THE CONVENTION BETWEEN THE REPUBLIC OF

THE PHILIPPINES AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE
AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION AND THE PREVENTION OF
FISCAL EVASION WITH RESPECT TO TAXES ON INCOME
The Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Government of the
United States of America,
Desiring to conclude a Protocol to supplement the Convention for the
avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes
on income signed on October 1, 1976 at Washington as modified by an exchange of
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notes dated November 24, 1976,
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Have accordingly appointed their respective representatives for this purpose,

and have agreed as follows:
ARTICLE 1
Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 14 of the Convention relating to
capital gains, both the Philippines and the United States may tax gains from the
disposition of an interest in a corporation if its assets consist principally of a real
property interest located in that country. Likewise, both countries may tax gain from
the disposition of an interest in a partnership, trust or estate to the extent the gain is
attributable to a real property interest in one of the countries. The term "real property
interest" is to have the meaning it has under the law of the country in which the
underlying real property is located.
ARTICLE 2
Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (2) of Article 9 of the
Convention, the tax imposed on profits derived by a resident of one of the Contracting
States from sources within the other Contracting State from the operation of aircraft in
international traffic may be as much as but shall not exceed, the lesser of one and
one-half percent of the gross revenue derived from sources within that State, and the
lowest rate of Philippine tax that may be imposed on profits of the same kind derived
under similar circumstances by a resident of a third State.
ARTICLE 3
Notwithstanding Article 9 and paragraph (6) of Article 11 of the Convention,
the Philippines may not impose on earnings of a corporation attributable to a
permanent establishment in the Philippines, which earnings are described in Article 9
of the Convention, a tax in addition to the tax which would be chargeable on the
earnings of a Philippine corporation.
ARTICLE 4
Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 26 of the Convention, the
appropriate Congressional Committees and the General Accounting Office shall be
afforded access to the information exchanged under this Convention where such
access to the information exchanged is necessary to carry out their oversight
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responsibilities, subject only to the limitations and procedures of the Internal Revenue
Code.
ARTICLE 5
1. The present Protocol shall be regarded as an integral part of the
aforestated Convention.
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2. The present Protocol shall enter into force together with the Convention
on the date of exchange of instruments of ratification.
3. The present Protocol shall continue in force as long as the aforesaid
Convention remains effective.
Done in duplicate in the English language at Manila, this _____ day of _____
in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and eighty-two.
FOR THE REPUBLIC OF THE

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
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FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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CONVENTION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE

Signed in Manila, October 1, 1976.

In the case of the Philippines, the income tax imposed by Title II of

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When used in a geographical sense, the term "United States" means

(i) The term "Philippines" means the Republic of the Philippines;

When used in a geographical sense, the term "Philippines" means

The term "Contracting State" means the United States or the

The term "person" includes an individual, a partnership, a

(i) The term "United States corporation" means a corporation (or

The term "Philippine corporation" means a corporation (or any

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purposes) which is created or organized in the Philippines or under

The term "competent authority" means:

In the case of the United States, the Secretary of the

In the case of the Philippines, the Secretary of Finance or

The term "international traffic" means any transport by a ship or

The term "resident of the Philippines" means:

A Philippine corporation, and

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Any other person (except a corporation or any entity treated

The term "resident of the United States" means:

A United States corporation, and

Any other person (except a corporation or any entity treated

(2) Where by reason of the provisions of paragraph (1) an individual is a

He shall be deemed to be a resident of that Contracting State in

If the Contracting in which he has his center of interests cannot be

If he has a habitual abode in both Contracting States or in neither

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If he is a citizen of both Contracting States or of neither

For purposes of this Convention:

Paid by a corporation of that Contracting State, or

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A store or other sales outlet;

A mine, quarry, or other place of extraction of natural resource;

A building side or construction or assembly project or supervisory

The furnishing of services, including consultancy services, by a

(3) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1), (2) and (4), a permanent establishment

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The use of facilities solely for the purpose of storage, display, or

The maintenance of a stock of goods or merchandise belonging to a

The maintenance of a stock of goods or merchandise belonging to

The maintenance of a fixed place of business solely for the purpose

The maintenance of a fixed place of business solely for the purpose

The furnishing of services, including the provision of equipment,

(4) A person acting in one of the Contracting States on behalf of a resident of

Such person has, and habitually exercises in the first-mentioned

He has no such authority, but habitually maintains in the

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