IRS Tax Treaty Table 1: treaty withholding rates on income other than personal service income (IRS, Table 1. Tax Rates on Income Other Than Personal Service Income Under Chapter 3, Internal Revenue Code, and Income Tax Treaties (Rev. May 2023), page 1)
Table 1 is the IRS's rate sheet for royalties paid to treaty-country residents. The IRS says it is not the whole test: the treaty text and its limitation-on-benefits article also have to be met.
Dated 18 Oct 2026Source checked 18 Oct 2026Basis: primary text
In the source's own words
“This table lists the income tax rates on interest, dividends, royalties, and other income that is not effectively connected with the conduct of a U.S. trade or business. ... This table is not a comprehensive guide to all eligibility requirements for every treaty rate of tax or exemption listed.”
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- IRS Tax Treaty Table 1, footnotes tt and yy: software takes the copyright rate, and contingent sale gains are royalties (IRS, Table 1 (Rev. May 2023), footnotes tt and yy)
- IRS Tax Treaty Table 1: countries without a treaty pay 30 percent on royalties (IRS, Table 1 (Rev. May 2023), row Other Countries)
- IRS Tax Treaty Table 1, royalty row for Canada (IRS, Table 1 (Rev. May 2023), Canada row, royalty columns (income codes 10 to 12))
- IRS Tax Treaty Table 1, royalty row for United Kingdom (IRS, Table 1 (Rev. May 2023), United Kingdom row, royalty columns (income codes 10 to 12))
- IRS Tax Treaty Table 1, royalty row for Germany (IRS, Table 1 (Rev. May 2023), Germany row, royalty columns (income codes 10 to 12))
- IRS Tax Treaty Table 1, royalty row for France (IRS, Table 1 (Rev. May 2023), France row, royalty columns (income codes 10 to 12))
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