Article by David East If an investor wants to defer state and federal capital gains taxes, then they will often take advantage of The Internal Revenue Code 1031 (IRC 1031) property exchange, which allows them to exchange one property for another without paying those taxes. Of course, the properties must qualify as “like-kind” and the … Read more
A 1031 exchange or Like kind exchange is defined by section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code or the IRC. According to IRC if an asset, most often some form of real estate such as land or building is sold and the proceeds of the sale are re-invested in a similar asset then there is … Read more
Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) defines the 1031 exchange. 1031 exchange also known as Like kind exchange specifies that if an asset that is most often a land or a building, is sold and the proceeds of the sale are then reinvested in a similar type of asset then there is no … Read more
HISTORICALLY, Americans have never had a great affection for being taxed. The great author and political commentator Mark Twain, once stated that the difference between a tax collector and a taxidermist is that a taxidermist only takes your skin. Thus, it usually sparks great interest whenever the Internal Revenue Service may appear willing to allow … Read more
<!– @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } –> Property owners may sell like-kind properties and defer taxes on the profits by meeting the requirements of Internal Revenue Code (IRC) 1031 exchange. The purpose of the 1031 Exchange is to allow sellers of like-kind property to buy replacement property of like-kind within … Read more