Guy Fieri and the lead singer of Smash Mouth are the same person. shared Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk's event. Â· August 10, 2015 Â· If you live in Northern California, come to this.
In the United States, it's pretty simple. If you receive a dividend from a foreign company, typically it's going to be characterized as a qualified dividend, taxed at 15% or 20%, if it's in a taxable account, and then tax-deferred if it's in an IRA or a 401(k) plan, or something like that.
Dividends can be classified either as ordinary or qualified. Whereas ordinary dividends are taxable as ordinary income, qualified dividends that meet certain requirements are taxed at lower capital gain rates. For a definition of qualified dividends, refer to Publication 550, Investment Income and Expenses.