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The most common exceptions are as follows: Buyer acquires the property for use as a home and the sales price is not more than $300,000; Seller provides a certification stating under penalty of perjury that they are not a foreign person; Seller obtains a withholding certificate from the IRS that excuses the withholding; Seller provides […]
News, Real Estate
Tax Requirements on Foreign Persons Selling or Exchanging Real Estate in the United States
A foreign person that sells or exchanges a U.S. real property interest is subject to a required withholding under the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act of 1980 (FIRPTA). A U.S. real property interest includes sales of interests in parcels of real property. This provision is subject to certain exceptions. The required withholding is […]
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