
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.

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.

Dividends from US stocks are withheld once at 15% with nothing added in Korea. Chinese dividends face an extra 4.4% at home. Here is the full arithmetic on 10 million won of dividends — and what changes above the 20 million won threshold.