The ABCs of FIRPTA
COMMERCIAL OBSERVER
The ABCs of FIRPTA
BY LAUREN ELKIES SCHRAM JAN. 20, 2016, 11:15 A.M.
We all know that foreigners have been snapping up real estate in the United States for a while, but are they taxed the same way? Since the introduction of the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act, called FIRPTA, in 1980, Congress has had a way to tax foreigners ...