Five Tax Traps for Foreign Investors

BOSTON—Federal tax laws that apply to nonresident foreign investors are very often quite different—and more onerous—than those applicable to US citizens and foreign residents, writes attorney William F. Griffin Jr. in this EXCLUSIVE commentary.

By William F. Griffin Jr. | February 09, 2016 at 03:45 AM

Estate Tax. Gift Tax donor tangible not Withholding Taxes gross FIRPTA Withholding No S Corporation Election. Conclusion. website William F. Griffin Jr. is a shareholder in Boston law firm Davis, Malm & D'Agostine, PC, practicing in the business law and real estate and environmental areas. He may be contacted at [email protected] . The views expressed here are the author's own.

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