Several countries have entered into double taxation treaty agreements regarding taxation of income. These treaties allow eligible residents and corporations, who are domiciled in one of the treaty countries, to benefit from a lower rate of taxation from the other treaty country or market of investment. The primary driver that determines the applicable tax rate for an entity receiving income is the country where the investing entity is legally domiciled, and the country of origin of the financial instrument.
Withholding taxes generally take on three forms:
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