GGP Tax Executive says Retention of Capital Critical in REIT Partnership Issues

Kate Courtis, senior vice president for taxation at General Growth Properties, Inc.  (NYSE: GGP), joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWise 2015: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference held in Phoenix.

Courtis moderated a panel at REITWise looking at the partnership tax issues encountered by REITs. Some of the issues the panel discussed included disguised sales and beneficial elections.

“When [REITs] want to recycle capital, retention of that capital is critical,” Courtis said.

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