Announcement 2025-8: Competent authority arrangement under U.S.-Switzerland treaty regarding dividends received by retirement plans
CAA is operative for dividends paid on or after January 1, 2020
The IRS today released Announcement 2025-8 that provides a copy of the Competent Authority Arrangement (CAA) under paragraph 3 of Article 25 (Mutual Agreement Procedure) of the U.S.-Switzerland income tax treaty, regarding certain U.S. and Swiss pension or other retirement arrangements, including individual retirement savings plans, that may be eligible for benefits under paragraph 3 of Article 10 (Dividends).
The CAA is operative for dividends paid on or after January 1, 2020, and supersedes the CAA entered into on May 6, 2021.