[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 26, Volume 18, Parts 500 to 599] [Revised as of April 1, 2000] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 26CFR517.5] [Page 119] TITLE 26--INTERNAL REVENUE CHAPTER 1--INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY (Continued) PART 517--PAKISTAN--Table of Contents Subpart--Withholding of Tax Sec. 517.5 Interest derived by the State Bank of Pakistan. (a) Exemption from United States tax. Any interest of the State Bank of Pakistan which is received from sources within the United States on or after January 1, 1956, is, to the extent not exempt from tax under section 892 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, exempt from United States tax under the provisions of Article XIV(1) of the convention. (b) Exemption from withholding of tax. No withholding of United States tax is required in the case of interest received from sources within the United States by the State Bank of Pakistan if, in accordance with paragraph (a) of this section, the interest is exempt from United States tax. (c) Refund of excess tax withheld before January 1, 1959. If United States tax has been withheld before January 1, 1959, and on or after January 1, 1956, from interest of the State Bank of Pakistan, a claim by the bank for the refund of any overpayment resulting therefrom may be made under section 6402 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 and the regulations thereunder. For the release of excess tax withheld from such interest on or after January 1, 1959, see Sec. 517.7(a)(4).