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
What is an Exchange A 1031 Exchange allows owners of business or investment property to defer the recognition of the capital gains tax normally due upon the sale of the property so long as they use the proceeds to buy another business or investment property of equal or greater value. Although most people think about … Read more
If you’re contemplating a 1031 tax exchange for your next real estate transaction, you’re not alone. Every year, thousands of savvy investors use the toolkit available via a 1031 tax exchange to increase the value of their investments without losing crucial capital to taxes in the interim. 1031 exchange transactions represent a valuable tool … Read more
As a common cliché would have put it, taxes are inevitable. However, we break tradition in this article as we discuss a method to avoid paying taxes. Exchange 1031 is a provision that allows the homeowner to keep the entire proceeds for the sale of a real estate property by exemption of payment of capital … Read more
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