Legal Opinion

Amaral v. Commissioner

United States Tax Court

Decided April 26, 1988No. Docket No. 9947-85Published

Member States of NATO entered into the Ottawa agreement to extend certain privileges and immunities to members of NATO's international staff. Art. 19 of the Ottawa agreement provided for tax exemption for the salaries paid by NATO to its employees on the international staff. The second sentence of art. 19 allowed member States to conclude an arrangement with NATO whereby the member State would hire its nationals and assign them to NATO's international staff.

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Member States of NATO entered into the Ottawa agreement to extend certain privileges and immunities to members of NATO's international staff. Art. 19 of the Ottawa agreement provided for tax exemption for the salaries paid by NATO to its employees on the international staff. The second sentence of art. 19 allowed member States to conclude an arrangement with NATO whereby the member State would hire its nationals and assign them to NATO's international staff. Under art. 19, a member State could tax the amounts which it paid to its nationals pursuant to such an arrangement. The United States…

1Opinion of the Court

Arthur A. Amaral and Lucette M. Amaral, Petitioners v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Respondent

Amaral v. Commissioner

Docket No. 9947-85

United States Tax Court

90 T.C. 802; 1988 U.S. Tax Ct. LEXIS 53; 90 T.C. No. 53;

April 26, 1988; As amended May 4, 1988 April 26, 1988, Filed

Decision will be entered under Rule 155.

Member States of NATO entered into the Ottawa agreement to extend certain privileges and immunities to members of NATO's international staff. Art. 19 of the Ottawa agreement provided for tax exemption for the salaries paid by NATO to its employees on the international staff. The…

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