The use of Real Estate Investment Trusts ("REITs") has transformed the ownership and operation of real estate in the United States. There are approximately two hundred exchange-listed REITs, fifty non-listed public REITs and a much larger number of privately-held REITs. Taxation of Real Estate Investment Trusts provides an exhaustive analysis of the complex tax rules that govern the organization and operation of the REIT vehicle, addresses cutting edge structuring techniques and planning ideas, considers the tax treatment of REIT shareholders, including pension trusts, foreign investors and foreign governments, and summarizes the evolution of the REIT rules since their enactment in 1960. In addition to other guidance, the large body of private letter rulings issued by the IRS with respect to REIT issues is described. Because many REITs own property through partnerships in a structure often referred to as an "UPREIT," pertinent partnership tax issues are discussed in detail, including various structuring techniques utilizing partnerships.

Bachelor Thesis from the year 2008 in the subject Business economics - Accounting and Taxes, grade: 1.3, Wiesbaden University of Applied Sciences, language: English, abstract: Die Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit den besonderen Vorschriften des US-Steuerrechts für REITs. Außerdem werden das deutsch-amerikanische DBA und Provisionen des dt. Steuerrechts für Anleger des US-REITs betrachtet. - This thesis treats the provisions of the US tax lax concerning REITs and the provisions of the DTA and the US and the german tax law regarding the shareholders of those REITs.

The use of real estate investment trusts ("REITs") has transformed the ownership and operation of real estate in the United States. There are approximately two hundred exchange-listed REITs, fifty non-listed public REITs and a much larger number of privately-held REITs. Taxation of Real Estate Investment Trusts provides an exhaustive analysis of the complex tax rules that govern the organization and operation of the REIT vehicle, addresses cutting edge structuring techniques and planning ideas, considers the tax treatment of REIT shareholders, including pension trusts, foreign investors and foreign governments, and summarizes the evolution of the REIT rules since their enactment in 1960. In addition to other guidance, the large body of private letter rulings issued by the IRS with respect to REIT issues is described. Because many REITs own property through partnerships in a structure often referred to as an "UPREIT," pertinent partnership tax issues are discussed in detail, including various structuring techniques utilizing partnerships.

The use of real estate investment trusts ("REITs") has transformed the ownership and operation of real estate in the United States. There are approximately two hundred exchange-listed REITs, fifty non-listed public REITs and a much larger number of privately-held REITs. Taxation of Real Estate Investment Trusts provides an exhaustive analysis of the complex tax rules that govern the organization and operation of the REIT vehicle, addresses cutting edge structuring techniques and planning ideas, considers the tax treatment of REIT shareholders, including pension trusts, foreign investors and foreign governments, and summarizes the evolution of the REIT rules since their enactment in 1960. In addition to other guidance, the large body of private letter rulings issued by the IRS with respect to REIT issues is described. Because many REITs own property through partnerships in a structure often referred to as an "UPREIT," pertinent partnership tax issues are discussed in detail, including various structuring techniques utilizing partnerships.