Hi there - my husband and I are preparing to build our new house (on land we already own). 

Unless you're prepared to just call it a gift, you want to get the documentation right up front.

We found the County folks to be very well prepared and we deserved what we got!

Cleaning and preparing to paint may also include Primer coat first especially in Bathrooms or Kitchens. number 2 is good always match the doors and hardware. number 4.

You may want to consider working with your tax strategist remotely to expand your options.I would also recommend looking for a tax strategist willing to work with you throughout the year, not just when preparing your tax return.

The categories are the same as your Schedule E your CPA will prepare for you at tax time so it's very simple to run a report at the end of year.

You may want to consider working with your tax strategist remotely to expand your options.I would also recommend looking for a tax strategist who is willing to work with you throughout the year, not just when preparing your tax return.

Keep plugging into BP to keep your mind going and be prepared to strike when the opportunity presents itself.

If you know of any service providers who can write and prepare these letters, possibly on the mainland, and then ship them to me for a final local dispatch, I would greatly appreciate your recommendations.

Accounting firms typically have nothing to do with this process unless somehow the title company subcontracted the preparation of the 8288 to them (which really isn’t necessary as it doesn’t require tax expertise, only familiarity with the FIRPTA procedures in general, which any title co who’s worked with a sale by a foreign person would likely know).This is indeed a weird situation and it definitely is unsupported by any authority in the code and regulations to send the withholding tax amount to an accounting firm acting as a middle man for the IRS unless they somehow expressly made an agreement to do so.Good luck with that