By: Jerred Blanchard Baker & McKenzie LLP Background On December 20, 2017, for the first time in 30 years, Congress passed major tax legislation in the form of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, Pub. Law No. 115-97 (Act), signed into law by...

By: Scott L. Semer , Torys LLP. FOR OVER 30 YEARS, NON-U.S. INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES who invest in U.S. real estate have been subject to tax both on operating income and gains realized upon exiting the investment. There have been limited exceptions...