If a foreign investor acquires at least a 10% voting control of a United States commercial real estate property, in addition to income tax filings, they will be required to file information forms with the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis (“BEA”). These reports filed by the foreign investors are not made... Read More

Let’s say a foreign corporation owns a building in the United States that houses a restaurant. Suppose the corporation owns everything, including the land, the building and the furnishings. If the company sells the entire asset, would it pay taxes on the furniture, all those tables, chairs and barstools? Questions like this—we’ll answer it later—make... Read More

Under the pending legislation in Congress, the House of Representatives has passed legislation to reduce the corporate income tax rate from 35% to 20% effective January 1, 2018. The Senate tax bill reduces the corporate income tax rate from 35% to 20% but the effective date is one full year later on January 1, 2019. For... Read More