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do dividend quotes for u.s. stocks include witheld taxes?
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no. as a rule, the dividends you see in the distribution table are what you'll receive before paying any taxes. tax rates differ between qualified and unqualified/ordinary dividends, so the distribution can't include taxes because tax rates may differ between investors. in my case i hold it in an israeli account but the tax treaty between our countries still specifies 25% withheld tax this is another example of why tax rates differ between investors. if i hold spy too, my tax rate will be very different because i don't hold it in an account like yours, so the listed dividend couldn't include taxes.
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