Can US withholding tax be re-claimed?

EdSwippet

confusedgranny wrote: »

I have an incomprehensible withholding tax form. Says things like Part III Claim of Tax Treaty Benefits ( for chapter 3 purposes only) ...

Yup, sounds like our old friend W-8BEN. There is a decent 'worked example' for UK investors here -- just tailor to your circumstances:

http://www.computershare-sharedealing.co.uk/~/media/cs/pdf/w-8ben-guide.ashx

While filling out (or filling in!) your own copy, remember to pause and marvel that US law provides not only a 'paperwork reduction act' designed to cut down on pointless bureacracy, but also a 'plain writing act' to ensure readability of the few documents that are needed once the paperwork reduction act has culled the waste. The US congress clearly does not lack a sense of humour.