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LLC vs. S-corp vs. C-corp: choosing a Washington business entity

"LLC vs. S-corp vs. C-corp" compares two different things, an entity you form and a tax election you make. Sorting that out is most of the decision.

Thomas Lofton
Foreign Inbound Investment

Form 5472 and the foreign-owned U.S. LLC: the $25,000 mistake

A foreign-owned U.S. LLC looks like the simplest structure on paper. Form 5472 is the reporting reality that comes with it, and the penalties for missing it are unforgiving.

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William Hsu
Foreign Inbound Investment

EB-5 in 2026: source-of-funds, regional centers, and what the I-526E timeline actually looks like

EB-5 is the investor visa most Pacific Rim families consider first. The source-of-funds work is heavier than most pitch decks suggest, and the timeline runs longer. Here is what it really looks like.

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William Hsu
Foreign Inbound Investment

FIRPTA at the closing: a foreign buyer's 30-day playbook

FIRPTA withholding turns most foreign-buyer closings into a thirty-day documentation race. Here is the sequence the work actually runs in.

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William Hsu