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🌍Understanding FIRPTA and Quitclaim Deeds: Why This Strategy Won’t Help You Avoid Withholding Requirements

Settle - Tax - FIRPTA

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Apr 24, 2026

🌍Understanding FIRPTA and Quitclaim Deeds: Why This Strategy Won’t Help You Avoid Withholding Requirements

Learn why using quitclaim deeds to avoid FIRPTA withholding is ineffective and risky. Discover what the IRS knows about this tax strategy and protect yourself.

Kat Rodgers
Kat Rodgers
🌍Global Naming Conventions: A Guide for Title Companies

Settle - Tax - FIRPTA

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Apr 17, 2026

🌍Global Naming Conventions: A Guide for Title Companies

Understanding Cultural Naming Practices in International Real Estate Transactions

Kat Rodgers
Kat Rodgers
🌍Critical Tax Considerations for Foreign Property Owners: Beyond Probate

Settle - Tax - FIRPTA

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Apr 10, 2026

🌍Critical Tax Considerations for Foreign Property Owners: Beyond Probate

Foreign property owners face unique estate tax challenges that go beyond probate. Discover critical tax considerations for U.S. real estate and how to protect beneficiaries from unexpected IRS bills.

Kat Rodgers
Kat Rodgers
🌍ITIN Nightmares: How Title Companies Can Prevent Foreign Seller Closing Disasters

Clearing Title - Estates

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Mar 14, 2026

🌍ITIN Nightmares: How Title Companies Can Prevent Foreign Seller Closing Disasters

Unlock the secrets to seamless foreign seller transactions: Learn how ITINs prevent FIRPTA compliance nightmares and ensure smooth real estate closings for title professionals.

Kat Rodgers
Kat Rodgers
🌍The IRS Just Crashed Your Funeral: Why Selling US Property from a Foreign Estate Is Taxed Twice🏠

Clearing Title - Estates

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Mar 6, 2026

🌍The IRS Just Crashed Your Funeral: Why Selling US Property from a Foreign Estate Is Taxed Twice🏠

When a non-U.S. person passes away owning that sweet piece of American real estate, their estate gets to juggle not one, but TWO tax obligations

Kat Rodgers
Kat Rodgers
🌍The Vacant Land FIRPTA Myth That Puts Title Companies at Risk

Settle - Tax - FIRPTA

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Feb 20, 2026

🌍The Vacant Land FIRPTA Myth That Puts Title Companies at Risk

Why an RV, even in a community doesn't meet the requirements for Residential Exemption.

Kat Rodgers
Kat Rodgers
🌍Buyer Liability Under FIRPTA: What Happens When a Residential Waiver Isn’t Followed

Settle - Tax - FIRPTA

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Feb 13, 2026

🌍Buyer Liability Under FIRPTA: What Happens When a Residential Waiver Isn’t Followed

Kat Rodgers
Kat Rodgers
🌍FIRPTA: Why Seller Status Should Be Confirmed at the Document Stage

Settle - Tax - FIRPTA

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Feb 13, 2026

🌍FIRPTA: Why Seller Status Should Be Confirmed at the Document Stage

Kat Rodgers
Kat Rodgers
🌍Most Common FIRPTA Questions and Straight Answers

Settle - Tax - FIRPTA

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Feb 7, 2026

🌍Most Common FIRPTA Questions and Straight Answers

Foreign sellers, buyers, and settlement professionals run into the same FIRPTA issues in real transactions. Here’s what actually matters

Kat Rodgers
Kat Rodgers
🌍 Tax Season Reminder for Foreign Sellers: FIRPTA Refunds Aren’t Automatic

Settle - Tax - FIRPTA

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Jan 30, 2026

🌍 Tax Season Reminder for Foreign Sellers: FIRPTA Refunds Aren’t Automatic

Foreign sellers: Learn how to navigate FIRPTA tax withholding and secure your potential refund with the right steps after property closing. Tax season insights revealed.

Kat Rodgers
Kat Rodgers

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