ARTICLE 2
Taxes Covered
(1) This Agreement shall apply to taxes on income and on capital imposed on behalf of each Contracting State or local authorities, irrespective of the manner in which they are levied.
(2) There shall be regarded as taxes on income and on capital all taxes imposed on total income, on total capital, or on elements of income or of capital, including taxes on gains from the alienation of movable or immovable property, taxes on the total amounts of wages or salaries paid by enterprises, as well as taxes on capital appreciation.
(3) The existing taxes to which the Agreement shall apply are in particular:
- (a) in the case of the Republic of Kazakhstan:
- (i) the tax on income of legal persons and individuals;
- (ii) the tax on the property of legal persons and individuals;
- (hereafter referred to as Kazakhstan tax);
- (b) in the case of Islamic Republic of Iran:
- (i) the tax on income of legal persons and individuals;
- (ii) the tax on the property of legal persons and individuals;
- (hereafter referred to as the Islamic Republic of Iran direct tax).
(4) The Agreement shall apply also to any identical or substantially similar taxes which are imposed after the date of signature of the Agreement in addition to, or in place of, the existing taxes. The competent authorities of the Contracting States shall notify each other of any changes which have been made in their respective taxation laws.