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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

8288

OMB No. 1545-0902

U.S. Withholding Tax Return for Dispositions by
Foreign Persons of U.S. Real Property Interests

1. Name of transferor (seller)██████████████████
2. Foreign address of transferor████████████████████████
3. Country of incorporationBrazil
4a. Amount realized on transfer$312,000.00
5. Amount withheld (15%)$46,800.00
6. ITIN / EIN / SSNW-7 Application Pending

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Clients from 30+ countries

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“Barb recovered $38,000 of our withholding after we sold our vacation home in Orlando. No one else could help us.”

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Maria S.

Brazil

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James W.

United Kingdom

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“I was told I'd lose 15% forever. Barb said no. One year later, I had a check for $41,200. Absolutely worth every penny.”

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Carlos M.

Colombia

Without proper filing, the IRS keeps

$0

of your money.

REFUND PROCESSED

$0

returned to the client.

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Taxes start here.

FIRPTA

Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act

Withholding

15% of gross sale price — held by the IRS

W-8BEN

Certificate of foreign status

ITIN

Individual Taxpayer Identification Number

Penalties

Late filing can cost thousands

Deadlines

20 days from closing. No extensions.

$47,000

Average withholding on a Florida property sale

...take a breath.

BARBTAXX

CONSULTING

And they end here.

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Clients from 30+ countries trust Barbara.

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Maria Santos

São Paulo, Brazil

“We almost lost our closing date. Barb got our ITIN processed in half the time anyone said was possible.”

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James & Claire Thornton

London, UK

“My title company had no idea what to do. One call with Barbara and everything was handled.”

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Carlos Medina

Bogotá, Colombia

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