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Zimbabwe Dividends

Last updated: 09-11-2006

Treaty

Zimbabwe

Article

Dividends

Signed

May 18, 1989

In Force

April 21, 1991

Article 10 Dividends
     1. Dividends derived from a company which is a resident of one of the States by a resident of the other State may be taxed in that other State.
     2. However, such dividends may also be taxed in the State of which the company from which the dividends are derived is a resident and according to the law of that State, but if the recipient is the beneficial owner of the dividends the tax so charged shall not exceed:
a. 10 per cent of the gross amount of the dividend if the beneficial owner is a company (other than a partnership) which holds directly at least 25 per cent of the capital of the company paying the dividends;
b. 20 per cent of the gross amount of the dividends in all other cases.
     This paragraph shall not affect the taxation of the company in respect of the profits out of which the dividends are paid.
     3. The competent authorities of the States shall by mutual agreement settle the mode of application of paragraph 2 of this Article.
     4. The term 'dividends' as used in this Article means income from 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 company making the distribution is a resident and also includes any other item which, under the law of the State of which the company paying the dividend is a resident, is treated as a dividend or distribution of a company.
     5. The provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article shall not apply if the beneficial owner of the dividends, being a resident of one of the States, carries on business in the other State of which the company paying the dividends is a resident, 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 or fixed base. In such case the provisions of Article 7 or Article 14, as the case may be, shall apply.
     6. Where a company which is a resident of one of the States derives profits or income from the other State, that other State may not impose any tax on the dividends paid by the company, except insofar as such dividends are paid to a resident of that other State or insofar as the holding in respect of which the dividends are paid is effectively connected with a permanent establishment or a fixed base situated in that other State, nor subject the company's undistributed profits to a tax on the company's undistributed profits, even if the dividends paid or the undistributed profits consist wholly or partly of profits or income arising in that other State.

 The above information is the wording of the article dealing with the withholding tax on dividenden of the tax treaty between The Netherlands and Zimbabwe.  Please note that the ultimate withholding tax rate may differ from the treaty rate, for instance as consequence of domestic anti-abuse legislation, provisions of the treaty protocol, etc. Before you use this information we therefore strongly recommend that you consult us to determine the accurate withholding tax rate for your specific situation. If you require our follow up, you can contact us via e-mail or call us at our offices: Ph. + 31 (10) 2010466.