US Dividend Tax in Korea: 15% Withholding and the 20M Won Line
US dividends lose 15% at source and nothing more in Korea — lighter than the 15.4% on Korean dividends. The real split comes at 20 million won of annual financial income.
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Buybacks vs Dividends in Korea: After-Tax Math and EPS
A cash dividend is taxed at 15.4% on arrival; a share cancellation shrinks the share count with no tax at all. Here is the arithmetic behind a 3.3% cancellation lifting EPS by 3.4%, plus a side-by-side after-tax table.
Korea's 20M Won Tax Line vs the 10M Won Health Premium Trigger
Only financial income above 20 million won gets rolled into comprehensive taxation, but health insurance starts counting at 10 million won. A 1-million-won difference can create 480,000 won a year in premiums.