Q: This is in response to Dean's question about the tax treatment of Irish companies like MDT. I hold MDT in a non-registered account and the withholding taxes can be claimed back against my Canadian taxes. The MDT withholding taxes are reported on the T5 as foreign dividend income. In the past, I learned the hard way that taxes are deducted from dividends received from non-US foreign companies held inside an RRSP. I don’t have any knowledge of tax treaties, but that's my experience.

Q: Hello 5i,
With regards to MDT & other Irish Domoniced companies that trade on the USA markets such as TT, CAN, ETN, AON, etc.… My broker withheld 25% on all dividend payments in 2024 even though the shares were held in a RRSP. I did well with MDT (Option Premium+Div-Net of Tax, Capital Appreciation) and at some point, I would like to own for dividends MDT or any of the other Irish Domoniced companies that trade on the USA markets. I reached out to my broker since there is a tax treaty with Canada / Irland and completed all recommended documents; the broker continued to deduced 25% of all dividends paid. My question is before I pay the $500 global tax collection or pay a 3rd party for advice would you happen to know or perhaps a reader might know should the Dividend Taxes 25% be taken even in RRSP’s on all Irish Domoniced companies? The net tax so far was ~$3.5K USD so it’s probably enough to seek other avenues to collect the Dividend Tax funds. The simple answer is to seek accounting advice which I certainly will be as an accountant my self this will be a very specialize question that will need an opinion issued.
investorrelations.medtronic.com/opportunities-obtain-irish-dividend-withholding-tax-dwt-exemption
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