USA Non resident alien withholding tax on short-term capital gain tax

[tpwu]

I am a resident of Taiwan and had invested in US mutual funds. Does anyone know whether or not a Mutual fund should withhold taxes on short-term capital gain distribution?

In Publication 515, it mentions "The exemption from withholding on certain interest-related dividends and short-term capital gain dividends paid by a mutual fund or other regulated investment company was scheduled to expire at the end of 2011. These provisions have been extended through 2013."

Any comments on this are appreciated.

 

[kirby]

My understanding is that there is no US- Taiwan tax treaty. So any payment to you from US will have a withholding tax.

 

[DavidTreitel]

If you are a non-resident alien you are not subject to US tax on capital gains, so could file a US income tax return and claim a refund.