Can a foreign pension plan be a tax treaty?
While the United States generally taxes its residents on their worldwide income regardless of their citizenship or the source of the income, an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party could modify the usual rules and mitigate some of the disadvantages of participating in a foreign pension plan.
Is a UK pension taxable in the US?
In other words, if the pension from the other contracting state (UK) would be exempt in the UK if the person was a resident in the UK, then it will also be exempt from tax in the US. If the UK deems the 25% distribution as tax-free, does that make the pension “exempt from tax in the UK,” and therefore is not taxable in the US?
Does a tax treaty offer a reduced tax rate?
For more details on the whether a tax treaty between the United States and a particular country offers a reduced rate of, or possibly a complete exemption from, U.S. income tax for residents of that particular country, refer to Publication 901, U.S. Tax Treaties.
Are the tax treaty documents available in PDF format?
The complete texts of the following tax treaty documents are available in Adobe PDF format. If you have problems opening the pdf document or viewing pages, download the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader.
UNITED STATES-UNITED KINGDOM INCOME TAX CONVENTION