Category Archives: Foreign Investors United States
CLE Course: Tax Planning For The Foreign Real Estate Investor
Level: Intermediate CLE Credits General 2.5 Certification Credits Business Litigation 2.5 International Law 2.5 Real Estate 2.5 Tax Law 2.5 Wills, Trusts and Estates 2.5 Upon completion of this presentation, you will be asked to take a survey with your contact information. Once that is submitted you will be provided a course number. Florida Bar members… Read More »
The Foreign Investors and U.S. Homes and Apartments
The interest by foreign investors in United States vacation homes and the purchase of homes for rental to tenants is booming. A foreign owner (“nonresident alien”); who wishes to stay in the United States for extended lengths of time needs to be careful to make sure they are not considered to be U.S. taxpayers… Read More »
The 2017 Tax Act and U.S. Real Estate: The Foreign Investor and Unusually Low Tax Rates
By Richard S. Lehman, Esq. Introduction The boom in U.S. real estate caused by foreign investors is about to get bigger as a result of greatly reduced U.S. income taxes for nonresident aliens and foreign corporations.1 Because of the new 2017 tax act,2 foreign investors could receive a 40% reduction in the U.S. income… Read More »
The Trump Tax Bill And United States Real Estate
The Foreign Investor & Unusually Low Tax Rates Not only has the after tax income of real estate investments gone up for the foreign investor, the investment structure has become more simple. This article will focus on; (1) alternative investment structures that will be helpful to the larger investors, the medium size investors and… Read More »
Richard S. Lehman tax techniques for individual foreign investors in U.S. real estate
Two techniques may be used by the foreign investor to insure that the individual foreign investor in United States real estate is paying the least amount of taxes with the most legal protections. The first technique is for an individual investor to be acting through a partnership, in which the foreign investor invests in… Read More »
U.S. Taxation of Foreign Investors Segment
Foreign Investors in the United States The definition of a foreign investor to the United States. This is an explanation of how to define a nonresident alien and a foreign corporation; and the different types of taxation that apply to the “nonresident alien” “individual” and the foreign corporation. This includes a review of U.S…. Read More »
Foreign Investors in United States Real Estate
The video below includes 7 short segments. They will play in this order: Tax Planning Techniques for Real Estate Real Estate Investments – Foreign Investor Estate & Gift Like Kind Exchange Real Estate Income and Estate Tax Planning Techniques Real Estate – The Tax Planning Techniques – LLC Real Estate Advanced Tax Planning –… Read More »
FIRPTA Witholding Rate To Increase To 15%
This is an excerpt from the presentation; Advanced Tax Planning for Foreign Investors in United States Real Estate includes FIRPTA update. Presented by Richard S. Lehman to the Florida Realtors Global Networking Forum. Effective February 16, 2016 FIRPTA general withholding rate increases from 10% to 15% effective for closings on or after February 16,… Read More »
Testimonials from the Realtor’s Association of the Palm Beaches
Tax Planning Techniques for the Foreign Real Estate Investor can be a complicated topic. Recently Richard S. Lehman presented an “advanced” course on this topic to a group from the Realtors Association of the Palm Beaches. The overwhelming consensus was that the presentation was timely, Richard was very knowledgeable on the topic, and the… Read More »
Meeting The International Client’s Needs
Over the last 40 years, Richard S. Lehman has developed a significant following of international investors; many of whom have been seeking tax-planning advice for investing in United States real estate. It is very important for all types of professionals that deal with foreign investors in United States real estate, work together and understand… Read More »
