In response to perceived abuses in taxpayers’ use of swaps and other derivative transactions (e.g., options, futures or forwards) to avoid withholding tax on U.S. source dividends, Congress added Section 871(m) to the...more
8/18/2017
/ Anti-Abuse Rule ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Delays ,
Derivatives ,
Dividend-Equivalent Transactions ,
Equity Investors ,
Exchange-Traded Products ,
Foreign Investment ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Section 871(m) ,
Swaps ,
Tax Evasion ,
Withholding Tax