Company: BEP
Filing Date: 2025-02-28
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0001533232-25-000006
Chunk: 238

Company: Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P.
Filing Date: 2025-02-28
Form: 20-F
Item: Item 3
Chunk 238
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 and the Holding Entities withhold Canadian federal withholding tax from applicable payments on a look-through basis, the Holding Entities may be liable for additional amounts of Canadian federal withholding tax plus any associated interest and penalties. Under the Canada-United States Tax Convention (1980) (the “Treaty”), a Canadian-resident payer is required in certain circumstances to look-through fiscally transparent partnerships, such as BEP and BRELP, to the residency and Treaty entitlements of their partners and take into account the reduced rates of Canadian federal withholding tax that such partners may be entitled to under the Treaty. Under the Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of BEP, the amount of any taxes withheld or paid by BEP, BRELP or the Holding Entities in respect of our Units may be treated either as a distribution to our Unitholders or as a general expense of BEP as determined by the Managing General Partner in its sole discretion. However, it is the current intention of the Managing General Partner to treat all such amounts as a distribution to our Unitholders.

While the Managing General Partner and the BRELP General Partner expect the Holding Entities to look-through BEP and BRELP in determining the rate of Canadian federal withholding tax applicable to amounts paid or deemed to be paid by the Holding Entities to BRELP, we may be unable to accurately or timely determine the residency of our Unitholders for purposes of establishing the extent to which Canadian federal withholding taxes apply or whether reduced rates of withholding tax apply to some or all of our Unitholders. In such a case, the Holding Entities will withhold Canadian federal withholding tax from all payments made to BRELP that are subject to Canadian federal withholding tax at the rate of 25%. Canadian-resident Unitholders will be entitled to claim a credit for such taxes against their Canadian federal income tax liability but Non-Resident Unitholders will need to take certain steps to receive a refund or credit in respect of any such Canadian federal withholding taxes withheld equal to the difference between the withholding tax at a rate of 25% and the withholding tax at the reduced rate they are entitled to under an applicable income tax treaty or convention. See Item 10. E. “ Taxation - Certain Material Canadian Federal Income Tax Considerations” for further detail. Unitholders should consult their own tax advisors concerning all aspects of Canadian federal withholding taxes.

ITEM 4. INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY