1031 Exchanges: How to Avoid Capital Gains on the Sale of an Investment Property

Do you have an investment property that you would like to sell, but defer the capital gains taxes? If so, then you need to consider a 1031 exchange: A 1031 exchange, otherwise known as a “tax deferred exchange” is a strategy and method for selling one investment property and then proceeding with an acquisition … Read more

Want to 1031 Exchange into a Property You Already Own?

Want to 1031 (EAT)  into a Property You Already Own? There are times when an investor may want to sell one of his properties and invest its proceeds in another he owns. In the past the IRS forbade 1031 exchanges in such cases, however, today there are means around it. It is known as an … Read more

1031 Exchange ? Trade Real Estate Investments and Defer Taxable Gains

Inthe summer of 1990, the Internal Revenue Service announced the long awaited rules on Tax Deferred Exchanges. Section 1.1031 of the IRS Code laid out in detail the procedure for turning a sale and purchase type transaction into an Exchange. The revised rules allow owners of certain types of “like kind” real estate to sell … Read more

Truth and Consequences About Asset Protection

It is no secret that the United States is the most sue happy, litigious society on earth. That said, it is important to note that many of these lawsuits are a necessary component of our legal system, and possibly the only means to right many of the wrongs that occur in our society on a … Read more

A Tax Exchange: What Does It Take?

1031, tax, exchange, services,real estate, property,misconceptions The Exchangor has a maximum of 180 days from the closing of the relinquished property or the due date of that year’s tax return, whichever occurs first, to acquire the replacement property. This is called the Acquisition Period. The first 45 days of that period is called the Identification … Read more