FIRPTA: New Proposed Regulations, Identifying Exempt DCQIEs, Withholding Rules, Holding Structures
Recording of a 110-minute CPE webinar with Q&A
This webinar will analyze FIRPTA (Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act) rules for foreign investors in U.S. real estate. Our panel of multinational tax experts will review the recently released regulations, consider appropriate holding structures to minimize U.S. tax liability, and detail the withholding tax remittance requirements for non-citizens and tax professionals working with nonresident taxpayers.
Outline
- FIRPTA: introduction
- Foreign persons subject to withholding
- Withholding
- Requirements
- Withholding certificate
- Completing Forms 8288, 8288-A, and 8288-B
- Proposed regulations
- Holding structures
- Planning to mitigate U.S. tax exposure
Benefits
The panel will review these and other critical issues:
- When nonresidents can benefit by requesting a withholding certificate
- How holding structures impact taxation of USRPI
- Withholding requirements and rates for the sale of U.S. property by foreign investors
- The impact of the proposed regulations on REITs
Faculty
Anthony V. Diosdi
Partner
Diosdi & Liu
Mr. Diosdi is an experienced trial lawyer who regularly defends individuals and corporations in matters involving tax... | Read More
Mr. Diosdi is an experienced trial lawyer who regularly defends individuals and corporations in matters involving tax controversies and government regulatory enforcement. He also has vast experience assisting clients who find themselves with unreported or undeclared bank accounts outside the U.S. Mr. Diosdi is acknowledged as one of the nation’s leading experts in contesting penalties associated with failing to file FBARs. In addition to representing clients in tax controversy matters, he advises clients on U.S. international tax matters, including tax planning with respect to their structures and transactions. In particular, Mr. Diosdi has experience advising on issues relating to tax treaties, pre-immigration planning for foreigners moving to the U.S., expatriation planning, tax planning for foreign companies doing business in the U.S., and subpart F income minimization. More recently, he has focused on helping clients navigate U.S. tax reform, including the regimes for Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income and Foreign-Derived Intangible Income, and the new limitations on foreign tax credits.
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Mishkin Santa, JD, LLM, TEP
Principal, Director of International Tax
The Wolf Group
Mr. Santa focuses his practice on repatriation tax, as well as individual income tax compliance, estate, gift &... | Read More
Mr. Santa focuses his practice on repatriation tax, as well as individual income tax compliance, estate, gift & trust tax compliance, FBAR Assistance, foreign trust tax compliance, exit tax planning, EB-5 investor program, international assignment structuring and planning, offshore voluntary disclosure programs, foreign corporation (Subpart F, Transfer Pricing, E&P Studies), and asset protection planning. His client base includes U.S. citizens living overseas, U.S. nonresidents, EB-5 investors, U.S. domestic individuals and families, international businesses, international based families with investments in multiple jurisdictions and tax residency in multiple jurisdictions, U.S. citizens or residents who are beneficiaries of foreign trusts and who will receive gifts or inheritances from non-US persons, and trustees of trusts with U.S. grantors or U.S. beneficiaries.
