Hunt, Thomas D.
Securitization of our nation's forests legal and practical implications of the timber REIT phenomenon / Thomas D. Hunt .-- , 2017
Disponible también en línea a través de la Biblioteca del Instituto de Estudios Fiscales. Resumen. Conclusión.
Since the 1930s, Congress has slowly encouraged companies engaged primarily in the business of real estate to follow certain rules in order to qualify as real estate investment trusts. (REITs), entities that receive preferential tax treatment under the Internal Revenue Code. Over the last two decades, many large timberlandcompanies have restructured themselves as REITs, changing the dynamics of the timberland industry by leaps and bounds. In addition to the normal benefi ts of qualifying as a REIT, Congress hasoffered certain additionalbenefi ts to those engaged in the timber business. This article explores how this came to be and whetherthere is any merit to offering such benefits.
INDUSTRIA MADERERA
SOCIEDADES ANÓNIMAS COTIZADAS DE INVERSIÓN EN EL MERCADO INMOBILIARIO
TITULIZACIÓN
IMPUESTOS
ESTADOS UNIDOS
Journal of Taxation of Investmentsv. 34, n. 4, Summer 2017, p. 47-65
Securitization of our nation's forests legal and practical implications of the timber REIT phenomenon / Thomas D. Hunt .-- , 2017
Disponible también en línea a través de la Biblioteca del Instituto de Estudios Fiscales. Resumen. Conclusión.
Since the 1930s, Congress has slowly encouraged companies engaged primarily in the business of real estate to follow certain rules in order to qualify as real estate investment trusts. (REITs), entities that receive preferential tax treatment under the Internal Revenue Code. Over the last two decades, many large timberlandcompanies have restructured themselves as REITs, changing the dynamics of the timberland industry by leaps and bounds. In addition to the normal benefi ts of qualifying as a REIT, Congress hasoffered certain additionalbenefi ts to those engaged in the timber business. This article explores how this came to be and whetherthere is any merit to offering such benefits.
INDUSTRIA MADERERA
SOCIEDADES ANÓNIMAS COTIZADAS DE INVERSIÓN EN EL MERCADO INMOBILIARIO
TITULIZACIÓN
IMPUESTOS
ESTADOS UNIDOS
Journal of Taxation of Investmentsv. 34, n. 4, Summer 2017, p. 47-65