Do foreign investors pay tax on bonds interests?

Question

For a non-US citizen, non-resident, no green card, not in the US 183 or more days.

Do they withhold taxes from the interests bonds pay?

Answer 1

Dividend and interest income earned by a non-resident alien are subject to source taxation. The tax will be withheld by the paying agent or investment firm, normally at a fixed rate of 30%.

Answer 2

In addition to the excellent response above, check also if the bonds are non-taxable, thus, there is no need for such withholding. If it is not non-taxable, check if there is an applicable tax treaty between the U.S. (I suppose this is the source of the interest income) and the country of the recipient, since could affect the rate of the withholding tax.