Trump takes charge, assertive but untested 45th US president. WASHINGTON (AP) â Pledging emphatically to empower America's forgotten men and women, Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States Friday, taking command of a riven nation facing an unpredictable era under his assertive but untested leadership.
Dividends paid by a publicly traded Canadian corporation to non-resident shareholders are subject to a 25 per cent withholding tax. The general rate of 25 per cent can be reduced if Canada has a tax treaty with the non-residentsâ country.
The dividend tax is one of the most common investment taxes paid investors, whether you own 100 shares of Johnson & Johnson or 1,000,000 shares of McDonald's. The rules on how the dividend tax works and specific dividend tax rates, however, are not very well understood.