On July 1, 2016, the US Internal Revenue Service provided guidance on the new regime for avoiding cascading dividend withholding taxes in cross-border structured product, derivative and securities lending transactions. These rules are referred to as the “Qualified Derivative Dealer” (“QDD”) rules. Mark Leeds, of Mayer Brown's New York office, examines these rules in the attached Legal Update.
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