Real estate accounting, tax and advisory services

Roadmap for a REIT IPO: A summary guide for going public
Roadmap for a REIT IPO: A summary guide for going public
The REIT IPO market window is beginning to open and real estate companies need to address IPO processes and timelines, tax planning, structuring, and ongoing compliance, corporate governance, and accounting and internal controls considerations. Challenges to taking a REIT public include selecting and negotiating with investment bankers, managing dividend levels, developing a business strategy, and more. This REIT IPO guide provides help on how to handle these and many more issues.
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Emerging Trends in Real Estate® 2012
Emerging Trends in Real Estate® 2012
This outlook for the real estate and land use industry includes interviews and survey responses from more than 950 leading real estate experts, including investors, developers, property company representatives, lenders, brokers and consultants.
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US Asset Management: The State of the Industry - real estate review with Tim Conlon
US Asset Management: The State of the Industry - real estate review with Tim Conlon
US Real Estate industry leader Tim Conlon highlights some of the key findings from PwC's US Asset Management State of the Industry report in this video.
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US Asset Management: The State of the Industry - video series
Real estate tax services newsalert: Foreign investment in US real property
Real estate tax services newsalert: Foreign investment in US real property
FIRPTA Withholding and Coordination of Withholding Rules under Internal Revenue Code Sections 1445 & 1446.
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US Asset Management - The State of the Industry
US Asset Management - The State of the Industry
This paper explores what we believe to be among the key challenges facing the industry, as it continues to grapple with a number of difficult issues, including: Product development, Evolving investor expectations, Mergers & acquisitions, Global tax risk, Global sourcing, Tax optimization, Performance measurement, Talent management, Regulatory change (including Dodd Frank, FATCA and more).
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Becoming FATCA Compliant - Why asset managers should prepare now
Becoming FATCA Compliant - Why asset managers should prepare now
Beginning January 1, 2013, the provisions of the Financial Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) will impose a 30% US withholding tax on any US-sourced income and the gross proceeds from the sale of investments that produce US sourced interest or dividends (withholdable payments) received by any offshore fund or other foreign financial institution (FFI).
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US Asset Management - The State of the Industry
US Real Estate Insights, September 2011
PwC shares the results of the second quarter real estate investor survey; how volatility in global capital markets has tempered optimism in the real estate capital market; how recent accounting changes could affect property owners' financial reporting and business models; and provides an update on tax reporting requirements for foreign investors.
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In today's fast-changing world, the myriad challenges facing the real estate industry grow more and more complex. Specific areas of activity such as real estate development, management, financing and ownership structures – especially the growing influence of REITs and REIT-related structures — carry with them specialized bodies of knowledge as well as unique concerns. Moreover, national and world events can conspire with the rapid and unpredictable changes brought about by investment instruments, market conditions and tax regulations to create a business environment in which sound and timely answers to real estate concerns are crucial — and hard to find.

How PwC can help

Our real estate professionals will work with you to help your organization manage risk and improve performance. Our integrated approach to problem-solving involves an international network of real estate accounting, tax and consulting professionals who can quickly mobilize to form highly qualified teams that can respond to your unique business needs.

Our real estate group can assist you in achieving your goals through every phase of the real estate market and property cycles, and across a complete spectrum of activities including: developing real estate strategies, evaluating acquisitions, divestitures and development activities, tax structuring and compliance, and exploring financing options — to name but a few.