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Treaty between US and Switzerland – image right payments are exempt from US tax as royalties

|Treaty Development|Switzerland; United States
Switzerland; United States

The US Tax Court held that the compensation paid to a Swiss resident for use of his image rights in the United States is royalty income that is not taxable in the United States under the US-Switzerland treaty (Sergio Garcia v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 140 T.C. No. 6, Docket No. 13649-10 (14 March 2013)). The US Tax Court also determined the proper allocation of income received under the e…

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