Abstract
Foreign investment by U.S. funds is increasingly common. Foreign investment involves complex U.S. tax issues that differ from those encountered in the purely domestic context. This article provides a road map to help advisors and fund professionals better understand a number of the important considerations. The article is not written in technical “tax speak,” and is intended to be accessible to readers with a non-tax background. It provides an overview of the tax considerations involved in making and holding foreign portfolio investments, a description of the tax treatment of the various participants, and then applies the concepts to three simplified common investment structures.
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