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Are my Dividends Qualified?

5/5/2016

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I find the IRS website helpful here.  If you own stock which is also traded on the NYSE, then it's definitely qualified.  Eligible dividends in Canada should qualify as
​"Qualified Dividends".  Watch out for mutual funds, REIT's etc since those meet the exception of being a Passive Foreign Investment Corporation (PFIC). 

https://www.irs.gov/publications/p17/ch08.html

"Qualified foreign corporation.   A foreign corporation is a qualified foreign corporation if it meets any of the following conditions. ….
2. The corporation is eligible for the benefits of a comprehensive income tax treaty with the United States that the Treasury Department determines is satisfactory for this purpose and that includes an exchange of information program. For a list of those treaties, see Table 8-1. ( click on the Table -Canada is one of those countries}"

​Lori 
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