In: Accounting
1. Indicate below whether each activity would be nontaxable or taxable (subject to UBTI) for a tax exempt investor: "U" = subject to UBTI "N" = nontaxable
_____ Single family home real estate development and sale
_____ Operating income from a nursing home
_____ Condominium sales in the ordinary course of a business
_____ Capital gain distributions from a REIT
_____ Interest income on a loan from a wholly owned US corporation
_____ Dividends from a corporation where the investment was made with borrowed money
_____ Daily parking fees for customers who may or may not be tenants
_____ Ordinary dividends from a REIT
2. List 5 requirements to qualify as a REIT:
1 ________________________________
2 ________________________________
3 _________________________________
4 _________________________________
5 _________________________________
1. Single family home real estate development and sale - UBTI
2. Operating income from a nursing home - "Non Taxable"
3. Condominium sales in the ordinary course of a business -"Non taxable"
4. Capital gain distributions from a REIT - "Taxable in the hands of receiver"
5. Interest income on a loan from a wholly owned US corporation - "Non Taxable"
6. Dividends from a corporation where the investment was made with borrowed money -"Nontaxable" but there will be no tax exemption for the interest paid on the loan
7. Daily parking fees for customers who may or may not be tenants - "UBTI"
8. Ordinary dividends from a REIT -"Non Taxable"
B. 5 requirements to qualify as a REIT:
i.The company must Invest at least 75% of its total assets in real estate assets and cash
ii. The company must derive at least 75% of its gross income from real estate related sources, including rents from real property and interest on mortgages financing real property;
iii. The company must distribute at least 90% of its taxable income to shareholders annually in the form of dividends.
iv. The company must have centralized management.(i.e controlled by Board of Directors/trustees)
v. The shares must be transferable.
vi. The company must not be closely held( i.e it should have a minimum of 100 shareholders after its first year as a REIT, not a compulsion for its first year)