{"id":738,"date":"2021-03-19T20:19:56","date_gmt":"2021-03-19T19:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sandersusbs.com\/irs-form-8858-for-foreign-disregarded-entities\/"},"modified":"2025-05-18T11:24:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T09:24:08","slug":"us-real-estate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sandersusbs.com\/en\/us-real-estate\/","title":{"rendered":"Investing in U.S. Real Estate"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h3><\/h3>\r\n<p class=\"mb-4 dark:bg-dark-800\">Holding an investment in real estate through a limited liability company (LLC) rather than owning it directly offers several significant advantages. First, an LLC provides liability protection, shielding the personal assets of its members from claims arising out of the property, such as lawsuits for accidents or contractual disputes. This separation of personal and business assets is a key reason many investors choose the LLC structure.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mb-4 dark:bg-dark-800\">From a tax perspective, LLCs are generally treated as partnerships for federal tax purposes (unless an election is made to be taxed as a corporation), allowing for pass-through taxation. This means that income, deductions, and credits flow directly to the members, avoiding the double taxation that can occur with C corporations. 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