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U.S.-Mexico Tax and Estate Planning: Key Issues and Advanced Techniques for Tax Counsel and Estate Planners

Applicable Tax Laws and Pitfalls to Avoid, Trusts, Real Property, Situs Wills, Wealth Transfers, and More

A live 90-minute CLE/CPE video webinar with interactive Q&A

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Thursday, December 5, 2024

1:00pm-2:30pm EST, 10:00am-11:30am PST

Early Registration Discount Deadline, Friday, November 15, 2024

or call 1-800-926-7926

This CLE/CPE webinar will provide tax counsel and estate planners a comprehensive guide to estate planning tax challenges and opportunities for clients with a tax presence in both the U.S. and Mexico. The panel will discuss the tax law and treaty provisions governing tax and fiduciary rules in both Mexico and the U.S. The webinar will focus on the U.S. tax and other consequences for Mexican clients with a U.S. tax presence and U.S. taxpayers who own or plan to invest in Mexico-situs real estate and other assets.

Description

Many U.S. citizens and permanent residents have property interests in Mexico and vice-versa. Estate planning counsel and advisers must identify the tax and wealth transfer planning rules and opportunities specific to U.S. and Mexico citizens with assets and presence in both countries.

Mexico law has neither an estate tax nor a deemed disposition regime for property passed through inheritance, nor does it provide for automatic right-of-survivorship in joint tenancy or spousal property ownership. At the time of marriage, spouses must indicate whether the marriage entails joint or separate property treatment and this election can take precedence over an asset's title.

In many cases, transfer of Mexico-situs property to non-Mexico taxpayers is a taxable transaction requiring Mexico tax withholding. Tax advisers to U.S. citizens with a tax presence in Mexico must ensure that U.S. and Mexico wills, trusts, and transfer provisions are appropriately coordinated to avoid costly tax consequences.

Mexico law also imposes restrictions on ownership of some property by non-Mexico citizens, particularly real estate in specified locations. U.S. taxpayers contemplating property purchases or transfers of covered Mexico property must be aware of the entity requirements to safely hold Mexico assets.

Listen as our experienced panel provides guidance on planning the estates of clients with U.S. and Mexico tax presence, including interests in business entities, real estate, and financial accounts. The panel will cover the legal and tax considerations when planning for the disposition of each type of asset.

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Outline

  1. U.S. estate tax considerations for Mexico citizens qualifying as U.S. taxpayers
  2. Mexico wealth transfer regime
    1. No estate tax
    2. Treatment of joint property held with spouse
    3. When gifts or inheritances are treated as taxable income
    4. Cross-border ownership treatment
  3. Mexico residence and sourcing rules
  4. Ownership of Mexico real estate by non-Mexico citizens
    1. Restricted areas
    2. Fideicomisos: Mexican bank real estate trusts
    3. Restrictions
  5. Coordinating a Mexican will with U.S. will and trust documents
  6. Filing and reporting requirements; deadlines

Benefits

The panel will review these and other relevant topics:

  • What considerations impact U.S. taxpayers wishing to hold real estate in Mexico?
  • Coordinating U.S. estate plan with Mexico wills and trusts
  • Treatment of inheritance of Mexico-situs property
  • Differences in U.S. and Mexico residency rules for purposes of sourcing taxable income

Faculty

Brittain, Cindy
Cynthia D. Brittain

Partner
Karlin & Peebles

Ms. Brittain serves as a trusted counsel to high-net-worth families in the United States and abroad to implement...  |  Read More

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