A Practical Guide To Taxing Property Transactions

This comprehensive guide discusses the key income tax and GST issues associated with buying, selling, owning and leasing property. Substantive legislative changes have occurred since the publication of the sixth edition, the most important being the new ring-fencing rules for residential rental property and the extension of the bright-line test. Inland Revenue has also been very active in issuing rulings in this area, with new and updated statements on the bright-line test, the compulsory zero rating of land, resource consent issues and the treatment of building fit-out. The new edition has been fully revised and updated for these and other changes. Topics covered include: - choosing ownership vehicles for property purchases - tax-effective financing - purchasing the property - residential investment properties - commercial investment properties - bright-line test and intention of disposal - builders, land dealers, developers and rezoning - development and subdivision activities - forestry and farm land - restructuring ownership of existing properties - selling the property. Practical and up to date, this book will provide readers with the knowledge required to comply with the new tax landscape as well as effectively manage tax expenses for property transactions.

"This comprehensive guide discusses the key income tax and GST issues associated with buying, selling, owning and leasing property."--Beck cover.

This guide discusses the key tax issues associated with buying, selling, owning and leasing property. Contents: 1. Choosing ownership vehicles for property purchases 2. Tax-effective financing 3. Purchasing the property 4. Investment properties 5. Bright-line test, purpose or intention of disposal, builders, land dealers, developers and rezoning 6. Development and subdivision activities 7. Forestry and farm land 8. Restructuring ownership of existing properties 9. Selling the property.

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.

"This comprehensive guide discusses the key income tax and GST issues associated with buying, selling, owning and leasing property."--Beck cover.

Discusses two fundamental principles of US taxation of international transactions, i.e. tax jurisdiction and the source of income rules. Explains how the US taxes the foreign activities of domestic corporations, US citizens and other US persons. Includes chapters on the foreign tax credit, the deemed paid foreign tax credit, transfer pricing, controlled foreign corporations, foreign sales corporations and income tax treaties. Describes how the US taxes the US activities of foreign corporations, non-resident alien individuals, and other foreign persons.

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.