# Cost of buying US stocks **URL:** \ **Category:** 💬 Trading 212 chat\ **Created:** [February 9, 2022, 6:57pm UTC](https://community.trading212.com/t/cost-of-buying-us-stocks/54627 "2022-02-09T18:57:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hampshire101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/97f17d/32.png) [@Hampshire101](https://community.trading212.com/u/Hampshire101)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2022, 6:57pm UTC](https://community.trading212.com/t/cost-of-buying-us-stocks/54627/1 "2022-02-09T18:57:23Z")
Hi, I was going to jump in to buy some US shares today but stopped as I’m unsure about the tax implications I currently have an ISA here in the UK so with buying UK stocks I dont pay any capital gains tax or income tax My question please is if i buy a US stock through trading 212 will I be subject to US tax on any gains i potentially make? I realise my purchases/sales will be subject to currency fluctuations etc, but will I need to put in a tax return here in the UK to deal with any tax charges incurred in dollars? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Scrooge\_McCodf](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.trading212.com/scrooge_mccodf/32/18951_2.png) [@Scrooge\_McCodf](https://community.trading212.com/u/Scrooge_McCodf)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2022, 6:59pm UTC](https://community.trading212.com/t/cost-of-buying-us-stocks/54627/2 "2022-02-09T18:59:07Z")
ISA is completely cap gains free regardless of where the stock trades. You’re not a US citizen so not subject to US tax. ---
**Author:** ![Dougal1984](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.trading212.com/dougal1984/32/14304_2.png) [@Dougal1984](https://community.trading212.com/u/Dougal1984)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2022, 7:04pm UTC](https://community.trading212.com/t/cost-of-buying-us-stocks/54627/3 "2022-02-09T19:04:51Z")
Your ISA is a tax free wrapper. You might have some transaction fees or foreign dividend taxes, but anything you buy will be free from any UK tax.