Practical Guide to Real Estate Taxation is CCH's highly successful practical guide to the federal tax consequences of real estate ownership, operations and activities. This updated Fifth Edition is the most accessible and affordable reference available for all tax, real estate and investment professionals who need to know the tax ramifications and underpinnings of real estate investment. Recent regulations, tax rates and rulings are reflected throughout, along with other developments impacting the taxation of real estate.
U.S. real estate is enormously attractive to many foreign investors, who are thus ushered into the ambit of the complex U.S. Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act (FIRPTA). A full understanding of the associated tax implications on the part of these investors and their advisors is essential if they are to implement the correct structure to maximize their returns, avoid unnecessary withholding, and comply with applicable requirements. This book, the first practical guide to FIRPTA, clearly articulates the operation and transactional implications of FIRPTA and its interaction with various other regimes, sets forth real life situations, and points out potential traps, all in a readily graspable format. Among the tax issues and consequences that directly or indirectly affect foreign investors in U.S. real property interests, the author highlights the following and more: • the real estate investment trust (REIT); • withholding taxes that are jointly and severally liable for buyers and sellers; • treatment of rental, interest, and dividend income; • effect of the branch profits tax; • tax treaty benefits; • exemptions to FIRPTA; • special rules applicable to foreign governmental investors; • tax reporting standards and potential penalties for noncompliance; and • state and local tax issues relating to U.S. real estate investments. Providing a straightforward and accessible guide for navigating the tax issues that confront foreign investors in U.S. real estate, this resource will prove invaluable in identifying and formulating the correct strategies for investors and their advisors with respect to investments in the U.S. real estate market. It is sure to benefit all interested parties for years to come. Angela W. Yu, a tax partner of KPMG’s New York office, has extensive experience providing integrated tax advice to clients on cross-border transactions. She is a frequent speaker on U.S. tax issues, and has addressed many professional organizations.
About the book The purpose of this book is to enable the taxable person to understand the applicability and impact of GST provisions with respect to the Real Estate Industry. The comprehensive and in-depth practical knowledge of the four authors would help in implementation of the provisions in an easy manner. This book is divided into eight parts as follows: Part 1 - Introduction and Overview Part 2 - GST impact analysis on real estate developers: Complex Developers, Joint development, contractors and other income. Part 3 - Detailed operational law containing classification, registration, tax credits, documentation, payments etc. Part 4 - Detailed procedural law containing assessment, audit, advance ruling, appeals, penalties, demands etc. Part 5 - Tax planning avenues, GST and RERA, Transitional provisions Part 6 - Disputes and department actions, [focussing on possible dispute area & resolution]. Part 7 - Role of Professionals from GST audit and tax planning perspective. Part 8 - Miscellaneous: 220+ FAQs and filled forms. Appendices containing FAQs released by CBIC and Important Notifications. Key Features Detailed and practical analysis of the GST provisions with case laws pertaining to the real estate industry. Covering all possible dispute areas along with their resolutions. Detailed analysis of the tax planning aspect. Covering extensive FAQs for removal of doubts. Blank as well as filled forms for better understanding. Detailed discussion on the role of professionals on how they can help in various GST matters. Visit http://bit.ly/GSTrealestate for Free online updates and important information.
Whether it's across the state or across the planet, this is the only book that will teach you to overcome the challenges of long-distance real estate investing!The stock market goes up and down, but everyone-- everyone-- needs a place to live. That's one of the many reasons that rental real estate is an excellent investment. Real Estate Investing (REI) isn't just for moguls, though. All around the country, everyday men and women with everyday jobs supplement-- and even replace-- their regular income with rental property cash flow. But what if you live abroad, in an expensive city, or in a remote location? What if you're a member of the military who may be deployed or relocated on a moment's notice? Buying, renovating, and renting out property from a distance has some unique challenges... but it's absolutely possible, and you can do it!This book will teach you to select a great rental market, find cash-flowing properties, hire a trustworthy and experienced team to work on your behalf, analyze deals, make repairs, and place quality tenants who will pay the rent on time. You'll learn how to manage every aspect of a real estate investment without ever setting foot in the house, and you'll learn to do it with confidence.Out of State will teach you about: Determining the ideal property for your risk tolerance and budget Neighborhood and property grades Picking the ideal real estate market (without ever visiting) Finding qualified real estate agents, property managers, lenders, contractors, and other team members, whether you're a hundred or a thousand miles away Detailed interview questions for every member of your team How to prevail in purchase negotiations Financing properties and navigating the lending process Using your team's expertise to avoid making a bad investment Getting your repairs done professionally, on time, and on-budget Placing, managing, and (when necessary) removing tenants Other books teach you the why of real estate, but precious few teach you the how. Out of State forgoes anecdotes and teaches you the rules, the best practices, and yes, the math needed to succeed when you're purchasing real estate from afar.
Taxes! Boring and irritating, right? Perhaps. But if you want to succeed in real estate, your tax strategy will play a HUGE role in how fast you grow. A great tax strategy can save you thousands of dollars a year - and a bad strategy could land you in legal trouble. That's why BiggerPockets is excited to introduce its newest book, The Book on Tax Strategies for the Savvy Real Estate Investor! To help you deduct more, invest smarter, and pay far less to the IRS!
For proven guidance and techniques for handling a commercial real estate deal, this practical guide will help you negotiate and close the deal. The authors cover each step of a real estate transaction in the order in which it generally arises, and offers pertinent advice, practice comments, and sample forms throughout. Because much of the real estate lawyer's practice revolves around transactional documents, the book's chapters emphasize the drafting, negotiation, and revision needed to get a deal closed. Written by a law professor and two real estate practitioners, this book offers a useful combination of text overview and practice pointers. It helps lawyers with less experience navigate through the maze of steps involved in a real estate transaction. At the same time, it serves as a valuable reference for more seasoned attorneys as well as those whose practice is concentrated in other areas of the law. Downloadable forms are available online.
The Land Transfer Act is at the heart of conveyancing law and practice, a field in which many lawyers - both specialist and generalist - work. This book is a rapid-response, practical guide to the important changes to New Zealand property law coming in with the new Land Transfer Act. The Land Transfer Act also deals with a range of more complex issues, such as mortgages, easements, covenants, and subdivisions. It is essential that practitioners have a strong understanding of Land Transfer legislation. A Practical Guide to the Land Transfer Act is the first text on the Act, which marks a big and important change to the land transfer system in New Zealand, and will include a precis of the legislation, as well as commentary on key issues. As such, it will be a first port of call for practitioners and students wanting to understand the legislation, and grapple with its principles, contents, and wording. It is an essential text for lawyers, legal executives, LINZ officers, and for students and academics.
The purpose of this book is to enable the taxable person to understand the applicability and impact of GST provisions with respect to the Textile Industry. The comprehensive and in-depth practical knowledge of the three authors would help in the implementation of the provisions in an easy manner. This book is divided into eight parts as follows: Part 1 - Introduction and Overview Part 2 - GST impact analysis on relevant sectors: Manufacturers and Traders, Service Providers, Job workers and other supplies. Part 3 - Conceptual law containing classification, ITC, valuation, place of supply, reverse charge and transitional provisions. Part 4 - Procedural law containing registration, payment, returns, refunds, assessment, audit, advance ruling, appeals, penalties, demands etc. Part 5 – Import and export containing SEZ supplies and FTP incentives. Part 6 – Disputes mitigation and department actions, [focussing on prevention of possible disputes & their resolution]. Part 7 - Tax planning and professional services. Part 8 – Miscellaneous containing FAQs and filled forms.
The conservative, thoughtful, thrifty investor’s guide to building a real-estate empire. Profitable real-estate investing opportunities exist everywhere as long as you know what to look for and understand how to make prudent deals that transform property into profits. David Crook, of The Wall Street Journal, shows how to make safe and sane investments that ensure a good night’s sleep as your real-estate portfolio grows, your properties appreciate and your income increases. The Wall Street Journal Complete Real-Estate Investing Guidebook offers the most authoritative information on: • Why real-estate investing is a great wealth-building alternative to stocks and bonds and why it’s crucial that you avoid get-rich schemes • How to get the financing and make the contacts to get started • How to start small and local, be hands-on and go step-by-step with a vacation home to rent out, a pure rental property or a small apartment building • How to find and value great properties, do the numbers and ensure you have that beautiful thing called cash flow • How the government blesses real-estate investors with tax breaks and loopholes, and how you can be one of the anointed • How to deal with the nuts-and-bolts of being a landlord and have a strife-free relationship with your tenants
