ARTICLE 13
U.S. Income Tax Treaty — Belgium Income Tax Treaty - 1970 · 2026-10-03 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · United States
Capital Gains
Gains derived by a resident of one of the Contracting States from the sale, exchange, or other disposition of capital assets shall be exempt from tax by the other Contracting State unless:
(1) The gain is derived by a resident of the first-mentioned Contracting State from the sale, exchange, or other disposition of property described in Article 6 (Income from Real Property) situated within that other Contracting State,
(2) The recipient of the gain, being a resident of the first-mentioned Contracting State, has a permanent establishment or maintains a fixed base in that other Contracting State and the property giving rise to the gain is effectively connected with such permanent establishment or such fixed base, or
(3) The recipient of the gain, being an individual resident of the first-mentioned Contracting State, is present in that other Contracting State for a period or periods aggregating 183 days or more in the taxable year.
If under the provisions of paragraph (2) the property is effectively connected with a permanent establishment, the provisions of Article 7 (Business Profits) shall apply.
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