This Non-Foreign Affidavit Under Internal Revenue Code 1445 is for a seller of real property to sign stating that he or she is not a foreign person as defined by the Internal Revenue Code Section 26 USC 1445. This document must be signed and notarized.
West Virginia Non-Foreign Affidavit Under IRC 1445
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The disposition of a U.S. real property interest by a foreign person (the transferor) is subject to the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act of 1980 (FIRPTA) income tax withholding. FIRPTA authorized the United States to tax foreign persons on dispositions of U.S. real property interests.
A: The buyer must agree to sign an affidavit stating that the purchase price is under $300,000 and the buyer intends to occupy. The buyer may choose not to sign the form, in which case withholding must be done.
FIRPTA Certificate: Certification of Non-Foreign Status - FIRPTA is the Foreign Investment in Real Property Act and Form 8288. It was developed to ensure that foreign sellers of U.S. property be subject to U.S. tax on the sale.
Foreign affidavit is an affidavit involving a matter of concern in one state but taken in another state or country before an officer of that state or country.
FIRPTA Exemptions The sales price is $300,000 or less, and. The buyer signs affidavit at or before closing stating they intend to use property for personal purposes for at least 50% of time property occupied for the each of the first two 12 month periods immediately after closing.
The Foreign Investment in Real Property Transfer Act (FIRPTA) requires any buyer of a U.S. real property interest to withhold ten percent of the amount realized by a foreign seller. 26 USC § 1445(a).
This document, included in the seller's opening package, requests that the seller swears under penalty of perjury that they are not a non-resident alien for purposes of United States income taxation. A Seller unable to complete this affidavit may be subject to withholding up to 15%.
The only other way to avoid FIRPTA is via a withholding certificate. If FIRPTA withholding exceeds the maximum tax liability realized on the sale of the real property, sellers can appeal to the IRS for a lower withholding amount.