Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

10.   Income deemed to have accrued from sources in Saint Lucia

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    (1)   Income accrued to a person accrues from a source situated in Saint Lucia where it accrues to that person in respect of—

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      (a)     any employment exercised in Saint Lucia irrespective of where payment is made or the contract of employment is entered into;

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      (b)     any employment exercised out of Saint Lucia—

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        (i)     in the performance of duties on behalf of the Government, or

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        (ii)     as an officer or member of the crew of a ship or aircraft engaged in international traffic, by such person being an individual who is ordinarily resident in Saint Lucia;

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      (c)     interest from any person being—

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        (i)     an individual who is ordinarily resident in Saint Lucia, where the indebtedness—

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          (A)     was incurred in connection with the acquisition of, or

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          (B)     was charged against, any property situated in or to be brought into Saint Lucia, or

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        (ii)     any other person, whether resident or non-resident, who has a permanent establishment in Saint Lucia in connection with which the indebtedness on which the interest accrued was incurred, where such interest is borne by such permanent establishment;

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      (d)     any property physically situate in Saint Lucia;

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      (e)     the provision of management services, including personal services and technical and managerial skills, in Saint Lucia where such services are provided for the purposes of a business carried on in Saint Lucia and the cost of such services is borne by that business, irrespective of where the contract for such services was entered into;

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      (f)     a source of income which under any international agreement made under section 60, is considered to be situated in Saint Lucia.

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    (2)   Where, under this Act, or under any international agreement made under section 60, income is considered to accrue—

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      (a)     to a person;

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      (b)     from a source; or

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      (c)     in a year of income,

a reference to income accrued shall be construed as including income considered to accrue.