The shares of Volkswagen trade on the Frankfurt stock exchange. A U.S. investor purchased 1,000 shares of

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The shares of Volkswagen trade on the Frankfurt stock exchange. A U.S. investor purchased 1,000 shares of Volkswagen at €56.91 each, when the exchange rate was €:$ = 0.9790-0.9795. Three months later, the investor received a dividend of €0.50 per share, and the investor decided to sell the shares at the then prevailing price of €61.10 per share. The exchange rate was €:$ = 0.9810-0.9815. The dividend withholding tax rate in Germany is 15% and there is a tax treaty between the United States and Germany to avoid double taxation.
a. How much did the U.S. investor receive in dividends in dollars, net of tax?
b. What were the capital gains from the purchase and sale of Volkswagen shares?
c. How would the dividend income be declared by the investor on a U.S. tax return, and what tax credit would he receive?
Dividend
A dividend is a distribution of a portion of company’s earnings, decided and managed by the company’s board of directors, and paid to the shareholders. Dividends are given on the shares. It is a token reward paid to the shareholders for their...
Exchange Rate
The value of one currency for the purpose of conversion to another. Exchange Rate means on any day, for purposes of determining the Dollar Equivalent of any currency other than Dollars, the rate at which such currency may be exchanged into Dollars...
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Global Investments

ISBN: 978-0321527707

6th edition

Authors: Bruno Solnik, Dennis McLeavey

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