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Withholding






                                                 alien (NRA) may engage in U.S.
              A nonresident

                                           activities and U.S. withholding taxes may
                   investment
                                                                               those investments.
                   be imposed on income from



                             withholding tax rules apply to payments of U.S.
              U.S.
                   source income to NRAs
                                                                      with respect to various types

                   of portfolio investments
                                                                     such as “FDAP” and “FIRPTA”

                   income.




              NRA
                             is taxed on a sale of U.S. real property, and in
                                                                               shares of domestic
                   certain situations the sale of

                                                                                            which consist
                   corporations the business assets of
                                                           property.
                   mostly of U.S. real







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