The Opportunity Zones that were created by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act have generated a fair amount of buzz in the legal, accounting and real estate communities and have raised questions on application to 1031. An Opportunity Zone (OZ) is an economically distressed...
1031 Due Diligence – Questions to ask a QI Section 1031 of the Tax Code requires that a 1031 Exchange intermediary hold the net sale proceeds from your sale until you purchase your new property. What you might not know is that during the last recession, real...
Basis Limit in Passthrough Law Shouldn’t Hinder Like-Kind Exchanges by Eric Yauch, Tax Notes, July 23, 2018, p. 560. Regulators shouldn’t interpret a passthrough deduction provision to create a double burden on taxpayers that engage in like-kind exchanges, such as...
Consider the Warm Benefits of 1031s Summer breezes. Cool mountain air. Crashing waves. Does your dream of a vacation or second home qualify for tax deferred 1031 treatment? Investors often ask if the proceeds from the sale of their investment properties will qualify...
It is safe to assume that real estate owners and investors are interested in reducing and/or deferring their taxes. Cost segregation studies and 1031 Exchanges are two of the most valuable tax strategies available to real estate owners today. By utilizing a strategy...
June 2018 As we all know, Section 1031 was preserved in the 2017 Tax Cut and Jobs Act (JCTA), but only for real property assets. Personal property assets, such as machinery, equipment, vehicles, rolling stock, aircraft, collectibles and artwork, no longer qualify for...
What is tax basis? The term “basis” is the cost of a property for tax purposes. When a property is initially purchased, its basis is the price paid for the property plus acquisition costs; often this is referred to as the “purchase money basis”. Over the time the...
