• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to secondary sidebar

Alston & Bird Tax Blog

  • Home
  • Services
  • Contacts

FIRPTA

International Tax ADVISORY: Section 721(c) Partnership Regulations Arrive Just in Time

February 15, 2017 By Edward Tanenbaum and Heather Ripley

On January 18, 2017, the IRS issued temporary and proposed regulations (T.D. 9814) under section 721(c) to address transfers of appreciated property by U.S. persons to partnerships with related foreign partners. With some alterations, these regulations deliver on guidance announced in Notice 2015-54, released in August 2015 (see our prior coverage of Notice 2015-54 here). The regulations incorporate a number of taxpayer-friendly updates in response to comments on the Notice. The prospect of further direction in this area, however, including guidance under Sections 482 and 6662 as described in the [...]Read more

Filed Under: Federal Tax Advisory Tagged With: ECI, effectively connected income, FIRPTA, Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act of 1980, foreign partnerships, IRS, Notice 2015-54, Section 6662, Section 721(c), Sections 482, T.D. 9814, Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, Treasury

PATH Act Brings FIRPTA Changes

February 2, 2016 By Heather Ripley

The Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 (the “PATH Act”), signed December 18, 2015, introduces significant changes to the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act (FIRPTA), particularly concerning REITs. The reforms are generally intended to make foreign investment in U.S. real estate more attractive, though some revenue-raising measures are thrown in the mix. Among the PATH Act's taxpayer-friendly FIRPTA updates: The ownership threshold for foreign “portfolio investors” in publicly traded REITs increases from 5% to 10%. These investors are exempt from FIRPTA tax [...]Read more

Filed Under: International - Corporate Tax Planning, International - Inbound, International Tax Advisory, RICs, REITs and other Special Entities Tagged With: FIRPTA, PATH Act, pension funds, portfolio investors, REIT, RIC, US real property, withholding tax

Primary Sidebar

As a service of Alston & Bird’s Tax groups, this blog focuses on current issues and events in international, federal, state and local tax and wealth planning of interest to business.

Subscribe

Receive email notifications when new posts are added.

Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription.

Tags

401(k) ACA Affordable Care Act audit BEAT CARES Act CFC Corporate Tax Planning covid-19 Delaware ERISA Escheat FATCA FBAR FDII Gift cards GILTI international tax IRA IRS Kelmar New York nexus OECD qualified plans Quill RUUPA SCOTUS Section 351 Section 355 Section 367 Section 385 section 482 section 965 State legislation Subpart F Supreme Court Tax Court Tax Cuts and Jobs Act tax reform TCJA Treasury Unclaimed property UP Wayfair

Secondary Sidebar

Categories

Recent Posts

  • PTET Elections: Don’t Let Them “Pass” By Unnoticed in M&A Transactions
  • Post-Roe Issues for Health Plan Sponsors: Navigating the Rapidly Changing Legal Landscape
  • Litigate, Legislate and Repeat: The Delaware Escheat Law Spin Cycle
  • Looking Back at Georgia’s 2022 Legislative Session
  • Diving into IRS’s Annual Report on Advance Pricing Agreements: Can APMA Overcome Its Sisyphean Task?

Archives

Copyright © 2023 · Alston & Bird · All Rights Reserved. Privacy.