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Foreign Tax Treaties: Students

Please note: The Income Code for all countries listed below is 20.

Country
Country Code
Article Number  Maximum
Dollar Amount
 Maximum
Years Allowed
(Calendar Years)
Considerations
Bangladesh BG  21(1)  8000  No Limit  
Belgium BE  19(2) 9000 No Limit  
Bulgaria BU  19(2)
9000 No Limit  
Canada CA  XV 10000 Five Cannot not exceed the $10,000 limit. If limit is exceeded, exemption is lost for entire amount earned for the year.
China CH  20(c) 5000 No Limit  
Cyprus CY  21(1) 2000  Five  
Czech Republic EZ 
21(1) 5000  Five  
Egypt EG 23(1) 3000 Five  
Estonia EN 20(1)  5000  Five   
France FR   21(1)  5000 Five Once-in-a-Lifetime Clause: Tax Treaty benefit can only be claimed once.
Germany GM 20(4)  9000 Four
Iceland IC 19(1) 9000 Five   
Indonesia ID  19(1) 2000 Five  
Israel IS  24(1) 3000  Five  
Korea (South) KS  21(1)  2000 Five  
Latvia LG 20(1)  5000 Five  

Lithuania

LH
 20(1) 5000  Five   

Malta

MT
20   9000 No Limit   
Morocco MO   18(1)  2000 Five  
Netherlands NL 21(1)  2000 No Limit  
Norway NO  16(1) 2000  Five  
Pakistan PK  XIII(1)  5000 No Limit  
Philippines RP  22(1) 3000  Five   
Poland PL  18(1) 2000  Five   
Portugal PO 23(1) 5000  Five  
Romania RO 20(1) 2000  Five
Slovak Republic
LO 21(1) 5000  Five  
Slovenia SI  20(1) 5000  Five   
 Spain SP  22(1) 5000  Five   
Thailand
TH  22(1) 3000  Five   
Trinidad and Tobago TT
19(1)  5000 Five   
Tunisia TU  20(c) 4000 Five  
Venezuela VE 21(1)  5000 Five