The Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Oman) Order 1998

ARTICLE 2 Taxes covered

(1) This Agreement shall apply to taxes on income and on capital gains imposed on behalf of each Contracting State or of its political subdivisions or local authorities, irrespective of the manner in which they are levied.

(2) There shall be regarded as taxes on income and on capital gains all taxes imposed on total income or on elements of income, including taxes on gains from the alienation of movable or immovable property.

(3) The existing taxes to which the Agreement shall apply are in particular:

(a) in the case of the Sultanate of Oman:

(i) the company income tax; and

(ii) the profit tax on commercial and industrial establishments;

(hereinafter referred to as “Omani tax”);

(b) in the case of the United Kingdom:

(i) the income tax;

(ii) the corporation tax; and

(iii) the capital gains tax;

(hereinafter referred to as “United Kingdom tax”).

(4) This Agreement shall also apply to any identical or substantially similar taxes which are imposed by either Contracting State after the date of signature of this Agreement in addition to, or in place of, the existing taxes. The competent authorities of the Contracting States shall notify each other of any significant changes which have been made in their respective taxation laws.