The FIRPTA Affidavit Form

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The FIRPTA Affidavit Form

June 17, 2018

AFFIDAVIT OF NON-FOREIGN STATUS [This Affidavit should only be used in sale transactions being closed by escrow.] Internal Revenue Code Section 1445[1] provides

The FIRPTA Affidavit: A Buyer’s Only Safe Harbor

May 20, 2018

A Wrong-Headed Law? Most people have never heard of the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act, commonly known as “FIRPTA” – unless they have

FIRPTA Tips

April 29, 2017

What follows is a summary of tips when the seller is, or may be, a “foreign person” as defined by FIRPTA: Buyer Responsibilities Under FIRPTA. If

FIRPTA Update: Withholding Requirement Increases To 15%

February 13, 2016

Background. Upon the closing of a real estate transaction in the U.S., a Federal law, known as the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act