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Anonymous

29 Dec 2020

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US Dividend Withholding Tax: As compared to ETF, does investing in Unit Trust enable a Singaporean investor to avoid this taxation? Assuming both underlying assets are US investments.?

US Dividend Withholding Tax: As compared to ETF, does investing in Unit Trust enable a Singaporean investor to avoid this taxation? Assuming both underlying assets are US investments.

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1M45

29 Dec 2020

You avoided tax but now you have to pay higher fee
Tax affect the dividend you recieve, fee affect the fund growth.

Which you prefer?

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