🎓🐐KB Updates: More on FinCEN, Profitability & FIRPTA
Wicked Title Knowledge Base Updates as of 18-March-26:
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Hey there Wicked Title Folks, Cheryl here. Sorry for the late delivery today. I’ve been very sick the last 2 weeks. No worries, meds are hard at work and I’m on the other side of the worst, but I am behind schedule - with everything. So please bare with me as my publication rate may slow or be late in places where I don’t have a pre-scheduled pipeline of content. - Cheryl
Here’s what’s new in the Wicked Title Knowledge Base…
You’ve determined the transaction is reportable. Now comes the question that makes rooms go quiet:
“Okay… so who’s filing it?”
Here’s the first thing you need to understand:
There is only one reporting person per reportable transfer.
Not two.
Not everyone involved.
Not “whoever feels like it.”
One.
FinCEN determines who that person is in one of two ways…(continue reading)
🚨 SHOCKING: The Government Is Now Watching Real Estate Investors 🚨 Before you panic, here’s the plain-English truth for investors about the FinCEN Real Estate Reporting Rule…(Title Agents, save this link to share with your buyers.)
The FinCEN Real Estate Reporting rule allows professionals involved in the transaction to shift that reporting responsibility to someone else. (Find out how and grab a sample agreement Google Doc)
In case you missed it…
🐐If You’re Still Googling the FinCEN Rule… This Will Be Useful:
Compliance Just Got an Upgrade: Introducing the FinCEN AI Assistant from Wicked Title Forum🐐🎙️FinCEN Real Estate Reporting Is Live — And Title Companies Are Scrambling: A Report from a FinCEN Insider: I sit down with Jonathan Wilson, CEO of FinCEN Report Company to talk about what he’s seeing on the front lines as title companies begin implementing the new reporting requirements
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Non-Members:
If you run a title company, there’s a good chance your days look like this: phones ringing, inbox overflowing, files stacked, fires everywhere. You’re busy. Exhaustingly busy.
So here’s the uncomfortable question most owners never stop long enough to ask:
If busy equals success… why does it still feel like you’re treading water?
Keep reading to find out what Nancy Gusman from 🧱 Brickhouse Consulting says about…
Where profit actually leaks in real title operations
How “busy” disguises operational risk
The difference between efficiency and speed
Concrete fixes you can apply without new software or a full rebuild
A clear lens for deciding what to fix first—and what to leave alone
You might also be interested in 🐐🧱The Wicked Brickhouse Guide to Auditing Title Operations
New From 🌍 Foreign Tax CPA:
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🌍The IRS Just Crashed Your Funeral: Why Selling US Property from a Foreign Estate Is Taxed Twice🏠: When a non-U.S. person passes away owning that sweet piece of American real estate, their estate gets to juggle not one, but TWO tax obligations
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Cheryl
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