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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers you a nonresident alien if you are not a lawful permanent resident (Green Card holder) or do not pass their substantial presence test.

Rates of Withholding The transferee must deduct and withhold a tax on the total amount realized by the foreign person on the disposition. The rate of withholding generally is 15% (10% for dispositions before February 17, 2016). The amount realized is the sum of: The cash paid, or to be paid (principal only);

A foreign person includes a nonresident alien individual, foreign corporation, foreign partnership, foreign trust, foreign estate, and any other person that is not a U.S. person. It also includes a foreign branch of a U.S. financial institution if the foreign branch is a qualified intermediary.

The term "exempt individual" does not refer to someone exempt from the U.S. tax, but rather to someone who does not count their days of physical presence in the United States in determining whether they are a U.S. resident under the Substantial Presence Test.

The IRS voluntary disclosure program provides a way for taxpayers with previously undisclosed income to contact the IRS and resolve their tax matters. This program does not apply to taxpayers whose income is derived from illegal activities. The voluntary disclosure practice is a longstanding practice of IRS.

Offshore voluntary disclosure refers to U.S. taxpayers who have had foreign accounts, assets, or income and either did not report it accurately or simply did not file U.S. tax returns and international forms.

Because of that, Americans that purchase real U.S. interest property from a resident alien will not have to withhold FIRPTA taxes. Remember, to be considered a foreign person under FIRPTA, a transferor cannot be American or be a resident of the United States.