Foreign investments in U.S. Real Estate

In 2014, Boston ranked sixth on the list of U.S. cities for foreign investments in US real estate.

2015 promises more of the same, with foreign investment in Greater Boston office properties more than tripling in the past year, according to the Boston Herald.

If you’re a foreign investor thinking about investing U.S. real estate in Boston, Belmont, Watertown, Winchester or in Waltham, Lexington, Needham or Newton along the Route 128 corridor (“America’s Technology Highway”), it’s critical that you understand U.S. tax law and how it affects your investment.

At Town CPA, we help clients interested in foreign direct investment in U.S. real estate maximize the return on Massachusetts real estate investments while minimizing U.S. taxes owed.

With years of experience in foreign investment in U.S. real estate, owner Nune Khachatrian, CPA knows that failure to properly plan the correct tax structure of a foreign investment impacts your investment in numerous ways such as timing of cash flows, U.S. reporting requirements, and most importantly, return on investments.

Perhaps you’ve already invested in US real estate; a commercial property or home for your daughter who’s attending college in Boston area for instance. If so, then you already know how complex a foreign real estate transaction is here in the U.S.

Town CPA understands foreign investments in U.S. real estate.

Knowledgeable about the level of federal and state tax compliance needed when you’re a foreign investor of U.S. real estate, we are here to help you every step of the way.

Here’s what Town CPA does for you:

• Help clients navigate complex tax issues and advice on minimizing tax liability
• Determine the best tax structure for your real estate investment based on investment objectives (cash flow, capital appreciation, part of your investment portfolio, etc.)
• Review all of the options available to you as a foreign investor in U.S. real estate
• Walk you through various state and federal tax scenarios that your investment may be subject to such as:
• Annual income taxes for corporations and individuals
• Capital gains tax from the sale of assets
• Estate tax when a non-resident alien dies owning US real estate
• Gift tax if a non-resident alien gifts US real estate to a third party
• Explain how FIRPTA (Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act of 1980) can affect foreign investments in U.S. real estate
• Help you determine you investment objectives such as capital appreciation, cash flow, a hedge as part of a broader investment portfolio

Before you close that real estate deal, call Town CPA first.

If you’re a foreign investor thinking about buying and investing in U.S. real estate, call Town CPA in Belmont at 617-484-1838.

Whether you’re an individual, trust, partnership, or corporation, Nune Khachatrian, CPA and her team of tax and accounting professionals are available to help you structure a U.S. real estate deal that best meets your investment objectives as a foreign investor.