Common use of Fund Assets Clause in Contracts

Fund Assets. All Liechtenstein UCITS in the legal form of a (contractual) investment fund or collective trust shall be absolutely liable for taxation in Liechtenstein and subject to income tax. The income from the managed assets represents tax-free income. Issuing and sales taxes1 The establishment (issuing) of shares to this type of UCITS shall not be subject to issuing and sales tax. The transfer of property to investor shares in return for payment shall be subject to sales tax, provided one party or one broker is a domestic securities dealer. The redemption of investor shares shall be excluded from sales tax. The contractual investment fund or the collective trust shall be considered a sales-tax-exempt investor. Withholding taxes The UCITS in the legal form of a contractual investment fund or collective trust shall not be subject to any withholding tax obligation in the Principality of Liechtenstein, in particular any coupon or withholding tax. Foreign income and capital gains generated by the UCITS in the legal form of a contractual investment fund or collective trusteeship can be subject to taxation at source in the country of investment. Possible double taxation agreements shall remain reserved.