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(FIRPTA) is a certificate of non-foreign status. FIRPTA addresses the disposition of U.S. real property interest by a foreign person. Section 1445 of the Internal Revenue Code requires that all transferees (buyers) of real property owned by a foreign person withhold and pay to the IRS up to 15% of the amount realized on the sale.
If one or more of these circumstances apply, a seller may be exempt from this law:
No, it is not a deduction. It is just a pre-payment of income tax so it will show up as a credit on your California tax return. So when you file your California tax return, you will need to be sure that you entered that prepayment of tax.
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