I have bought shares in HK, USA, AU, GB, Switzerland, France and Germany. My point is to buy high-dividend shares, and use the income for my retirement (10-15 years away). The dividend in some countries is rather high:
Average dividend in the US (of the shares I bought): 4.92
CHF: 4.9
GBP: 6.17
AUD: 5.47
Euro: 3.60
HK$: 3.73
From this of course one has to pay taxes (except in HK, but I have little faith in the HK economy, so I want to diversify). Does anybody know how many taxes one needs to pay for the dividend from the different countries? I think in the US it's 30% of the dividend and the profits from the sale of the shares. But I don't know the other countries.
Also, is there a way to have the taxes returned (for example through double taxation treaties, or because of low incomes), and how difficult is it?
Thanks!