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.
Both ordinary dividends and qualified dividends are taxable. Ordinary dividends are taxed at your ordinary income tax rate. Qualified {because the company issuing the stock meets certain defined requirements} dividends are taxed at your lower long term capital gains rate (either 0% or 15%).