Double Tax Treaty · In force
South Korea – United States
Public reference summary of the double tax treaty between South Korea and United States. For treaty-shopping analysis, LOB checks, MLI modifications and beneficial ownership tests, use FiscalEyes' Treaty Optimiser.
Withholding tax rates
Default treaty rates shown. Real-world applicability depends on beneficial ownership, LOB clauses, MLI positions and substance tests — FiscalEyes checks these automatically.
Dividends
15%
Treaty-reduced WHT
Interest
12%
Treaty-reduced WHT
Royalties
15%
Treaty-reduced WHT
Signed
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Effective
January 1, 1979
Permanent establishment
Standard OECD model
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