Investors face £680m losses on unclaimed withholding tax

Stephanie Baxter
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UK investors lost out on more than £680m in rightful returns from foreign shares and bonds in the latest financial year, according to new research.

The findings by Goal Group found that UK investors clocked up the second largest losses behind US investors. The losses were due to unclaimed withholding tax (WHT) on dividends and income, said ...

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