2022

2022, Real Estate, Taxes

What Are Three Essential Tax Laws Foreign Owners of U.S. Real Estate Need to Know?

While U.S. citizens and persons who are deemed to be domiciled can enjoy an estate tax exemption in 2022 of $12,060,000, that figure does not apply to nonresident aliens. The exemption amount for a nonresident alien decedent is actually only $60,000, and any amount that exceeds that figure is subject to estate tax that ranges anywhere from 26% – 40% . The estate tax exemption applies to all assets, not just real estate. Real estate property falls under the blanket estate tax exemption if the property is an asset in a decedent’s estate.

IRS TIGTA enforcement - tax havens
2022, Compliance, International, Taxes, U.S.

TIGTA Highlights the IRS’ FATCA Enforcement Woes

In the first 12 years of the U.S. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, the IRS has spent nearly $600 million on enforcement but has only managed to collect $14 million in penalties in return. This poor performance indicates that the agency strongly needs to revise its enforcement strategy according to a recent audit report by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.

2022, Compliance, International, Taxes, U.S.

The Cost of Non-Compliance With IRS Form 926

IRS Form 926 is the form U.S. citizens and entities including estates and trusts must file to report certain exchanges or transfers of property to a foreign corporation. This would include transfers of cash over $100,000 to a foreign corporation, or situations in which the transfer of cash resulted in owning more than 10% of the foreign corporation’s stock. This reporting requirement applies to outbound transfers of both tangible and intangible property

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