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Real Estate Investment Trust Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act Tax-Free Spin-Offs

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Reforms to the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act and REIT Taxation - Tax Update Volume 2016, Issue 1

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The reforms generally encourage foreign investment in U.S. real estate. The enacted Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 (the Act) contains numerous reforms to the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act...more

Dechert LLP

PATH Act Creates New FIRPTA Withholding Tax Rate and Exemption for Foreign Pension Funds

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The Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 (the “PATH Act”), signed into law on December 18, 2015, has resulted in a number of changes to the taxation of investments in U.S. real property by foreign investors. Among...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Important FIRPTA and REIT Reforms Enacted"

The newly signed Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 (the Act) includes several reforms to the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act of 1980 (FIRPTA) and the taxation of real estate investment trusts...more

Alston & Bird

Significant Changes Affecting REITs in The Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015

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On December 18, 2015, President Obama signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, an omnibus spending bill, with a division referred to as the Protecting Americans From Tax Hikes Act of 2015 (the “Act”), which...more

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Congress Passes New Tax Laws Affecting REITs - Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015

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On December 18, President Obama signed the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act of 2015 (the “Act”) into law. The Act provides for a number of favorable and flexible REIT-specific tax provisions, and implements...more

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