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Article XIX, The Income Tax (Deductions Citation

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1. Subject to the provisions of the law of the United Kingdom regarding the allowance as a credit against United Kingdom tax of tax payable in a territory outside the United Kingdom, Swedish tax payable under the laws of Sweden and in accordance with this Convention, whether directly or by deduction, in respect of income from sources within Sweden shall be allowed a~ a credit against any United Kingdom tax' payable in respect of that income. Where such income is an ordinary dividend paid by a company which is a resident of Sweden the credit shall take into account (in addition to any Swedish tax appropriate to the dividend) the Swedish tax payable by the company in respect of its profits; and where it is a dividend paid on participating the shares are entitled and an additional participation in profits, the Swedish tax so payable by the Company shall likewise be taken into account in so far as the dividend exceeds that fixed rate. 2188 Cap. 273] Income Tax 2. Income from sources within the United Kingdom which under the laws of the United Kingdom and in accordance with this Convention is subject to tax in the United Kingdom either directly or by deduction shall be exempt from Swedish tax: Provided that where such income is a dividend paid by a company being a resident of the United Kingdom to a person resident in Sweden, not being a company, whether or not he is also resident in the United Kingdom, Swedish tax may be charged on the amount of the dividend after deduction of United Kingdom income tax, but the amount of Swedish tax chargeable shall be reduced by a sum equal to 20 per cent. of the amount of the dividend so charged. 3. Where income is derived from sources outside both the United Kingdom and Sweden by a person who is resident in the United Kingdom for the purposes of United Kingdom tax and also resident in Sweden for the purposes of Swed~sh tax~ the inco~e may be ta~ed in both co_untries (subj_ect to any ConventiOn whiCh may exist between either of the High Contractmg Parties and the territory or territories from which the income is derived), but the Swedish tax on that income shall be limited to tax on the proportion of such income represented by the proportion which such person's income from sources in Sweden bears to the sum of his income from sources in Sweden and of his income from sources in the United Kingdom, and the United Kingdom tax on that income shall be reduced by a credit, in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article, for the Swedish tax on the proportion of that income so computed. 4. The special tax payable in Sweden by public entertainers such as theatre and radio artistes, musicians and athletes (bevillningsavgift for vissa offentliga forestallningar) shall be regarded, for the purposes of this Article, as Swedish tax. 5. For the purposes of this Article, profits or remuneration for personal deemed to be income from sources within that territory, and the services of an individual whose services are wholly or mainly performed in ships or aircraft operated by a resident of one of the territories shall be deemed to be performed in that territory. 6. The graduated rate of Swedish tax to be imposed on residents of Sweden may be calculated as though income exempted under this Convention were included in the amount of the total income.

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