A pre-recorded streaming VIDEO replay of one session from the May 2021 webcast seminar, 39th Annual Real Estate Practice.
Cosponsored with the Real Property Section of the Virginia State Bar
Enacted in 1980, the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act (FIRPTA) requires foreign persons to pay U.S. income tax on gains they make from selling U.S. real estate. To explain FIRPTA comprehensively, this presentation explains the rule of FIRPTA withholding, exemptions, limitations to withholding, procedures for withholding, the liability of the settlement attorney, and some special rules. A practical checklist is also offered to guide the practitioner in evaluating FIRPTA issues.