Withholding on Foreign Payments of FDAP - Income A withholding agent is generally required to report amounts paid to foreign persons that are subject to non-resident alien withholding. ...more
The United States generally taxes nonresident aliens and foreign corporations on their U.S.-source income. A foreign taxpayer’s U.S.-source income falls into one of two general categories: (i) “fixed or determinable annual...more
The Tax Section of the New York State Bar Association recently issued a report commenting on the appropriate application of treaty limitations to source-country taxation of business profits when the underlying income is...more
Foreign persons are subject to U.S. federal income tax on a limited basis. Unlike U.S. persons who are subject to U.S. federal income tax on their worldwide income, foreign persons generally are subject to U.S. taxation on...more
Generally, a non-U.S. taxpayer that is not engaged in a U.S. trade or business is taxable in the United States only on U.S.-source “fixed determinable, annual or periodical” income (FDAP)....more
All “modern” income tax treaties concluded by the United States contain a “Limitation on Benefits” (LOB) provision. The purpose of such a provision is to prevent “treaty shopping.” Romania is one of the few remaining...more