. . .U.S. estate taxes may be completely avoided if the individual foreign investor owns a foreign corporation that may in turn own the U.S. real estate.
This is principally an article about tax planning for the non resident alien individual and foreign corporate investor that is planning for larger size investments in United States real estate (“Foreign Investor”). That is investments of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) …
Thus the magic of the IC-DISC is to provide both tax deferral and to apply a 15% maximum dividend tax rate to profits that would otherwise be taxable in the U.S. taxpayer’s highest brackets that can range as high as 50% . . .
The best rule to follow in the field of tax law is to plan legal matters and obtain precision advice in advance to insure commercial endeavors are completed at minimum tax costs and personal lives are minimally disrupted. This is even more the case in the international field. Make Richard S. Lehman, Esq., your in-house International Tax Law office — TODAY!
NEW U.S. TAX LAW Seminar Series: 5.5 hours FREE Continuing Education Course Credits These seminars cover a complete range of topics dealing with legal and practical advice for foreign investors that invest in United States businesses, United States real estate …
An immigrant coming to America for longer than a certain time period will become a Resident Alien for U.S. income taxes at some point in time. In doing so, they are subjecting themselves to a potential U.S. tax income on their annual worldwide income, an estate tax on their deaths on their worldwide assets and a tax on gifts of their worldwide wealth.
With the right evidence and the law on your side, theft losses from Ponzi schemes can lead to the same refunds as the Safe Harbor and even more, since interest will be paid on the refund from the time the taxes were paid in certain situations. This might not occur under the Safe Harbor, the Taxpayer may be better off without the Safe Harbor in many situations.
TAXATION both DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL Mr. Lehman’s general tax practice has consisted of a wide range of representation acting as counsel in both the criminal and civil tax areas. In the domestic tax area, he has represented clients in almost …
By Richard S. Lehman, Esq., of Richard S. Lehman; Boca Raton, FL Today’s business climate is extremely treacherous for all sizes and types of business. Whether a suit is won or lost, frivolous or legitimate , there are major distractions. …
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The general principles discussed herein are not intended to be legal or tax advice
and taxpayers should consult with their individual legal, accounting and tax advisors.