Built for the title companies, settlement attorneys, and closing teams who routinely handle foreign-seller transactions. We handle the FIRPTA layer end-to-end so your closings stay on schedule and your buyer's withholding-agent liability is fully shielded.
Most closing teams handle a foreign-seller transaction once or twice a year. The standard workflow assumes a domestic seller — wire instructions go to the seller, the title company prepares conventional closing documents, and everyone moves on. With a foreign seller, the standard playbook fails in five specific ways:
The cost of getting any of these wrong falls on the buyer and, by extension, on the title company that ran the closing.
You identify a foreign seller on the file. You introduce us. We handle the seller's intake, ITIN application (Form W-7 Exception 4), and Form 8288-B Withholding Certificate — typically 30–90 days before closing.
You introduce the buyer to us. We engage with the buyer separately and prepare Forms 8288 and 8288-A under the January 2026 revision, with exact IRS payment instructions ready before closing.
All forms ready before or at closing. EFTPS enrollment guidance for the buyer if needed. Wire instructions to your team. The 20-day IRS deadline tracked and verified within 48 hours of expiration.
Stamped 8288-A copies and confirmation of payment delivered for your transaction file. The buyer remains the legal Withholding Agent throughout. Your title company's exposure is minimized through clean documentation.
If your firm sees more than four foreign-seller transactions a year, the Title-Agent member program gives you:
There's no cost to join the program — it's simply how we structure ongoing relationships with high-volume referral partners.
Same answer: call. We'll ask about your usual workflow, give you a sense of how the FIRPTA layer integrates, and answer specific questions about the file in front of you. No engagement obligation, no charge.