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Connaught Asset Management and Capita Financial Group to Launch a Third Series Strategic Land Managed Fund

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Connaught Asset Management (CAM), supported by fund administrators Capita Financial Group (CFG), is launching their Series 3 fund today. CAM has been specifically created with a team of specialist investment professionals to construct strategic land funds. These funds cater for the institutional and sophisticated investor markets, using the professional services of their associate companies – … Read more

A 1031 Exchange Offers Investors Options for Deferring Capital Gains Taxes

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A tax deferred exchange or 1031 exchange is a strategy or tool that can be used by an investor to sell property, as long as it qualifies, and then buy another like-kind property.  Since the transaction is treated as an exchange rather than a sale, investors qualify for a deferred gain.  The law can be … Read more

Dissolution of Partnerships in a 1031 Exchange: The Drop and Swap

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When you sell your interest in investment property, you may incur federal capital gains taxes and, in some states, state taxes as well. Your attorney, tax advisor, or real estate professional may suggest a tax-deferred exchange under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code.  A 1031 tax-deferred exchange allows you to dispose of investment properties and … Read more

Tax Provisions Within Obama Administration Budget Proposal

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The Obama Administration has proposed a 2011 federal budget intended to steer the economy toward recovery and create new sources of revenue to reduce our country’s deficit. If enacted, the tax proposals in the budget would affect individuals, businesses, and estates. Individual Provisions Perhaps the most wide-reaching provision in the budget proposal allows the maximum … Read more

Up With Income and Down With Tax Liability

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A 1031 exchange refers to Section 1.1031 of the Internal Revenue Code which was passed in 1990.  Normally, when you sell all real and personal property, the tax code requires the payment of the Capital Gains Tax.  That is to say, when you sell your office for 0,000 more than you bought it for, you … Read more