<div dir="ltr">Years ago I deal with something like this. The foreign person did have to declare and deduct the FIRPTA and the US resident did not. The title company/escrow company will assist you in working this out. <br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;letter-spacing:normal"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(110,143,148);font-family:"Open Sans";white-space:pre-wrap"><b><font size="4">DOUGLAS W. SCOTT</font></b></span><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;letter-spacing:normal"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Rainier Legal Advocates|LLC</span></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><b>Eastside Office</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">465 Rainier Blvd. N., Suite C | Issaquah, Washington 98027 | 425.392.8550 (tel) | 425.392.2829 (fax)</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;letter-spacing:normal"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="georgia, serif"><b><br></b></font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif"><b>Seattle Office</b></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="georgia, serif">12055 15th Ave NE | Seattle, Washington 98125 | 206.552.0785 (tel)</font></div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.rainieradvocates.com/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-family:georgia,serif" target="_blank">www.rainieradvocates.com</a> f/k/a<br></div><div><a href="http://www.davisscottlaw.com/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">www.davisscottlaw.com</a></div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:rgb(105,93,70);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Notice: This communication, including </span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Open Sans";background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#666666">attachments</font></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:rgb(105,93,70);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, may contain information that is confidential and protected by the attorney/client or other privileges. It constitutes non-public information intended to be conveyed only to the designated recipient(s). If the reader or recipient of this communication is not the intended recipient, an employee or agent of the intended recipient who is responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, or you believe that you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and promptly delete this e-mail, including attachments without reading or saving them in any manner. The unauthorized use, dissemination, distribution, or reproduction of this e-mail, including attachments, is prohibited and may be unlawful. Receipt by anyone other than the intended recipient(s) is not a waiver of any attorney/client or other privilege</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Jan 15, 2020 at 7:26 PM Catherine Clark <<a href="mailto:Cat@loccc.com">Cat@loccc.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal">I am working on a transaction in which the seller is a unincorporated partnership in another country (as described to me) in which a US Citizen and a non US Citizen have an interest. These folks, upon sale, would like to avoid a FIRPTA
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<p class="MsoNormal">Any ideas on how they could do that without running afoul of the law? These folks put this property into this unincorporated partnership pro se.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">All thoughts appreciated.</p>
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