Public comments requested on IRS forms for transfers of US real property under FIRPTA
The US Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have issued a notice requesting comments concerning IRS Form 8288 (US Withholding Tax Return for Dispositions by Foreign Persons of US Real Property Interests) and Form 8288-A (Statement of Withholding on Dispositions by Foreign Persons of US real Property Interests).
Foreign persons who dispose of interests in US r…