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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

Latham & Watkins LLP

Final Regulations Issued on Domestically Controlled REIT Determinations and Energy Credit Transfers

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Two sets of recently finalized regulations provide guidance for REITs. Key Points: - Final FIRPTA regulations provide rules for determining whether a REIT is domestically controlled, including a look-through rule for...more

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IRS Finalizes Regulations for Domestically Controlled REITs and other Qualified Investment Entities

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On April 24, 2024, the U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service released final regulations (the “Final Regulations”) regarding when REITs and certain regulated investment companies investing primarily in...more

Bilzin Sumberg

Final Treasury Regulations Implement a 10-Year Transition Rule for Existing Domestically Controlled REITs

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) have recently issued final regulations (the “Final Regulations”) that significantly impact the determination of whether a real...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

Cole Schotz

Canadians who own US Real Estate – US Estate Tax Implications

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Many Canadians own US-situs real estate, whether it is in New York, Florida, California or elsewhere in the US. It is often a surprise (or a “trap for the unwary”) to Canadian clients (or for that matter, any non-US client)...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

Bilzin Sumberg

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

Morrison & Foerster LLP

What the REIT?!

REITs have been rather quiet in the capital markets for some time now. Rising interest rates have made debt more expensive. Trading prices have reflected steep discounts to “net asset values”, or “NAVs”. But REITs, our...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

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

U.S. Treasury Proposes Sweeping Changes Narrowing a Key Exception from U.S. Taxation for U.S. Real Estate Investments Made by...

Key Points - Recently proposed regulations would significantly curtail the ability for private fund sponsors and non-U.S. investors to use a so-called D-REIT to facilitate a tax-efficient exit from U.S. real property...more

King & Spalding

Proposed Regulations Would Impact Taxation of Investment in U.S. Real Estate by Non-U.S. Investors

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On December 29, 2022, the IRS and Treasury issued proposed regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) addressing (1) whether a real estate investment trust (a “REIT”) or a regulated investment company (a “RIC”) will constitute...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

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New Proposed Regulations Would Impact the Determination of Domestically Controlled REIT and Structures for Sovereign Wealth Funds’...

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On December 28, 2022, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) and the Treasury Department released proposed regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) under sections 892 and 897 of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”). If...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

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

McDermott Will & Emery

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

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Proposed Regulations Provide Clarity for Qualified Foreign Pension Fund Exception

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On June 7, 2019, the U.S. Treasury Department (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) released proposed Treasury regulations under Sections 897, 1445 and 1446 (the “Proposed Regulations”) regarding the exception...more

Holland & Knight LLP

U.S. Tax Reform: Impacts and Opportunities for Mexican Businesses, Part 2 - An Overview of the Tax Act's Effects on Various...

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• As noted in Part 1 of this series, new H.R. 1, informally known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Tax Act), has been the most important change to the U.S. tax code in a generation. • In Part 2, this client alert continues to...more

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The Effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Real Estate

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On Friday December 22, 2017, President Trump signed into law H.R.1, commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). This is the most sweeping change to the U.S. federal income tax laws in over three decades, and it...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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