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SQM Dividends doubly taxed in US !! (== dividend evaporates)     26-Jul-09 12:12 pm    
I was researching this stock more after holding it for a while.

It appears to me that Chile will withold 23% of any dividend distribution. If you are in the 28% tax bracket in the US, the US will take 28%. 23 + 28 = 51% taxed away. These two governments take most of it. This is a very poor holding if you are interested in the dividends.

Please let me know if I have this wrong. It appears Chile is odd in that there is no tax treaty between Chile and the US. Therefore, you get no credit on your US taxes for the $ taken by Chile.

Crap I think I mishandled this investment. I shouldn't own it.
I think I just got taught a lesson dealing with a company in the 3rd world.
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SQM Dividends doubly taxed in US !! (== dividend evapor...
rmorris2342 Not rated 26-Jul-09 12:12 pm  
 
I'm left wondering if they siphon off the capital ...
rmorris2342 Rate it 26-Jul-09 12:14 pm  
 
I think you need to rethink your logic. Check out...
TedFrechett... 17-Sep-09 06:10 pm  
 
The stock has appreciated fairly well over th...
marcplante Rate it 18-Sep-09 02:29 pm  
 
Yes..please sell so we can increase the IQ of the ...
highseas141... (1 Rating) 17-Sep-09 06:45 pm  
 
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nice_mid_da... Rate it 17-Sep-09 10:21 pm  
 
Agree with you 100%. This is not a dividend s...
mcgarrityth... Rate it 20-Sep-09 11:45 pm  
 
That is not correct. You get to enter as foreign t...
ptiwari_432... (1 Rating) 18-Sep-09 04:33 pm  
 
U B right...Line 47 in the same section as th...
andynalane (1 Rating) 19-Sep-09 02:39 pm  
 
And why would any one post to this group if t...
rmorris2342 Rate it 19-Oct-09 05:24 pm  
 
I looked again. What you are parroting back ...
rmorris2342 Rate it 21-Oct-09 12:50 am  
 
Doesn,t work that way. You only pay tax on the div...
goinkgo Rate it 19-Sep-09 07:37 am  
 
With the dollar falling and China buying mining an...
aba053 Rate it 21-Oct-09 11:07 am  
 
I'm not aware that a treaty is required for a fore...
allennnn46 (1 Rating) 2-Nov-09 03:51 pm  
 
A foreigh tax paid equals a foreign tax credi...
simon_of_ie... (1 Rating) 4-Nov-09 08:33 am  
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