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Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

IRS Relaxes Rules for Domestically Controlled REITs

Non-U.S. investors are generally subject to U.S. federal income tax on gains from investments in private U.S. real estate investment trusts (REITs). Two exceptions (among others) are for investments in “domestically...more

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Final Regulations on Domestically Controlled REITs

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On April 24, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) issued final regulations on the definition of “domestically controlled” real estate investment trusts (“REITs”)...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Final ‘Domestically Controlled REIT’ Regulations Retain Corporate Look-Through With Some Modifications

On April 24, 2024, the Treasury Department released final regulations that alter key rules affecting many real estate funds and foreign investors in U.S. real estate....more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

IRS Takes View That FIRPTA Exemption for Publicly Traded Stock Must Be Tested at Partnership Level

Key Points Internal IRS correspondence in the form of a recent Chief Counsel Memorandum concludes that funds structured as partnerships (e.g., master funds in a standard master-feeder structure) must determine the...more

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Proposed Regulations May Affect Taxation of Foreign Investors in REITs

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On December 29, 2022 the IRS and the Treasury Department issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (REG-100442-22) (the “Proposed Regulations”) that, among other things, affects the determination when Real Estate Investment...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

New Look-Through Rules Will Impact Foreign Investment in REITs

Proposed regulations issued on December 29, 2022 include a new look-through rule that will affect the determination of whether a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) is considered to be domestically controlled. A REIT is...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Foreign Individuals Holding U.S. Real Property, or Left Holding the Bag?

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There have been some interesting developments of late with respect to the ownership of real property in parts of the English-speaking world. For example, Canada has imposed a temporary ban on the purchase of such property by...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

New Regulations Impact Tax Considerations for Foreign Investment in Real Estate

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Key Takeaways- While foreign investors are typically taxed on gain from the sale of U.S. real property interests (which include interests in most equity REITs), they are generally exempt from tax on gain from the sale of...more

Freeman Law

Hedge Funds 101: An Introduction to Tax Issues

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Hedge Funds and Taxes - Hedge funds provide a vehicle to pool private capital for investment in stocks, securities and financial derivatives. While hedge funds take on many different structures—including master-feeder,...more

McDermott Will & Emery

How to Invest in a QOF

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Since coming into effect in January 2018, Subchapter Z of the US Tax Code—also known as the opportunity zone provisions—has enabled investors to pour billions of dollars into a broad array of businesses, from real estate...more

Allen Matkins

Fast Facts on the Top 10 Relevant Regulatory Areas for Real Estate Fund Managers

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There are many advantages to forming a commingled real estate investment fund. These include providing a pool of capital to draw upon quickly as competitive opportunities arise and allowing an investor to build a brand as an...more

Burr & Forman

Department of Treasury Releases Proposed Regulations Offering Pandemic Relief to Qualified Opportunity Zone Businesses

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On April 14, 2021, the Department of Treasury (“Treasury”) released proposed regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) that, if adopted, would allow flexibility for qualified opportunity zone businesses (“QOZBs”) to revise or...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Are you purchasing Real Property from a Foreign Person?

On 9/14/20, the IRS announced 4 New Compliance Campaigns . One Campaign addresses FIRPTA (Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act of 1980) Reporting Compliance for Non-Resident Aliens (NRAs).  FIRPTA authorized the United...more

Holland & Knight LLP

IRS Audit Campaign Targets Nonresident Alien U.S. Real Estate Activities

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In 2017, the IRS Large Business & International Division (LB&I) announced a new audit strategy known as "campaigns" that focused on issue-based rather than entity-based examinations, and focusing on those issues that present...more

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Uso de produtos de fundos domésticos e seguro de colocação privada para investir nos EUA

Este artigo vai mostrar juntos os benefícios de usar fundos dos EUA para determinados investimentos internos. Fundos nos EUA considerados fundos estrangeiros para fins tributários (é a primeira nota). O uso de seguro de vida...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Tax Reform Presents Opportunities for Foreign Investors in U.S. Businesses

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The U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the TCJA), which was enacted at the end of 2017, dramatically changed the U.S. cross-border tax regime. Many of the TCJA's international tax reforms that have received considerable attention...more

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Highlights from the Final Opportunity Zone Regulations

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The US Treasury released Final Regulations providing guidance under Subchapter Z (the Opportunity Zone Provisions) of the Internal Revenue Code in December of 2019. The Final Regulations clarify many portions of two earlier...more

Tonkon Torp LLP

The Alphabet Soup Of Working With Foreign Real Estate Investors

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Given the continuous fluctuation in business immigration, tariffs, and international relations, it shouldn’t be a surprise that foreign investment into the U.S. (especially by China), has slowed. And yet, it is still...more

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Tax Reform – I.R.S. Updates Withholding Tax Guidance on Sales of Partnership Interests

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On April 2, 2018, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) released Notice 2018-29 (the “Notice”), announcing the intention of the IRS and the Department of the Treasury to issue regulations regarding the withholding requirements...more

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It Do Me Good!

Structuring Inbound Investment by Foreign Investors Using Private Placement Insurance Products - Overview - By now most of you that have followed my articles know that I grew up in the Panama Canal Zone and studied...more

Bracewell LLP

Bracewell Tax Report: April 2018

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The Bracewell Tax Report is a periodic publication focused on developments in federal income tax law, including the recently enacted Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, with emphasis on how such developments impact the energy, technology...more

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Bracewell Tax Report: February 2018 #2

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The Bracewell Tax Report is a periodic publication focused on developments in federal income tax law, including the recently enacted Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), with emphasis on how such developments impact the energy,...more

Hogan Lovells

Trends in cross-border real estate investment and the changing tax landscape

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Real estate markets in both the U.S. and Europe continue to attract significant overseas investment. With interest rates at or near all-time lows, and dwindling returns in other asset classes, real estate has emerged as...more

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2017 commercial real estate outlook: The impact of U.S. tax reform - April 2017

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Despite strengthening market headwinds and troubling political uncertainties, the U.S. commercial real estate market is likely to remain the top destination for global real estate capital in 2017, and may even see a return to...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Tax Considerations For The Closely-Held Foreign Investor In U.S. Real Property – Part II

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Aside from planning for the taxation of U.S.-sourced rental income, the foreigner must plan for the disposition of the USRP pursuant to a sale. The taxation of gain realized by a foreigner on the sale of an interest in...more

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