NYC pied-à-terre tax backfires, pushing middle-income homeowners into estate planning
TL;DR
New York City’s pied-à-terre surcharge, originally aimed at the wealthy, is prompting a broad swath of middle-class homeowners to consult lawyers and rethink ownership, often via trusts or LLCs to manage liability and privacy. However, a city look-through rule means transfers may not escape the tax, and public-property data exposure is accelerating private-wealth-style planning among non-wealthy homeowners as the city weighs possible fixes.
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