Specifically, Biden has proposed limiting capital gain deferral in a like-kind exchange to a maximum of $500,000 ($1 million for married individuals filing a joint return). Under the American Families Plan, when the 3.8% net investment income tax is added to the proposed maximum long-term capital gains rate, high-income earners would pay as much as 43.4% on long-term capital gains. Although the details of the proposed changes are still taking shape as of this writing, increased taxes are expected on both earned and capital income.

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Ensuring both properties in the exchange qualify as like-kind is pivotal. For tax years beginning in 2017, the conformity date was December 31, 2015. Before 2017, New Hampshire conformed to IRC §1031 as in effect on December 31, 2000, thus excluding conformity with IRC §1031 for Business Profit Tax purposes. Hypothetical example(s) are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to represent the past or future performance of any specific investment.

Personal Property Not Qualified for Like-Kind Exchange

The QI safe harbor requires that the taxpayer’s exchange agreement with the QI expressly “limit the taxpayer’s rights to receive, pledge, borrow, or otherwise obtain the benefits of money or other property held by the QI” as provided in Treas. Section 1.1031(k)-1(g)(6), which generally restricts the taxpayer’s rights until the end of the 180-day exchange period (with certain journal entry for 1031 exchange exceptions). Section 1.1031(k)-1(g)(7) disregards the receipt of certain described items (e.g., prorated rents and property taxes) in determining whether an exchange satisfies Treas. Brandon is managing partner at Hall CPA PLLC (”The Real Estate CPA”). Brandon leads a team of 25 tax and accounting professionals who service the firm’s 700+ real estate investor clients.

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If your capital gains rate is 20 percent, you will owe the IRS $40,000, leaving you with $660,000 to reinvest. A sells her office building using a Sec. 1031 exchange (using proposed tax rules). Assuming that depreciation recapture rules are unchanged, she will pay income taxes as shown in the chart “Taxes From Like-Kind Exchange Under Proposed Changes.”

• A 1031 exchange gets its name from IRC Section 1031 which allows you to avoid paying taxes on any gains when you sell an investment property and reinvest the proceeds into a new investment property.
• Consider an investor who owns an apartment building valued at $1 million.
• Consequently, A must determine how much cash will be received upon relinquishment of her original property so that she knows how much must be reinvested.
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Appliances, inventory, and other PP&E do not count as valid replacement assets in a 1031 Exchange. Using 1031 sale proceeds to pay for these items will trigger Personal Property Boot (which is a subset of Cash Boot). Yes, trading into a property with a larger mortgage does avoid mortgage boot. But remember you can also deleverage by bringing outside cash to make up the difference.

What types of property do not qualify for a 1031 exchange?

While the proposed regulations had not been finalized as of August, taxpayers can rely on them for exchanges of real property beginning after Dec. 31, 2017, if followed consistently and in their entirety. To ensure that none of the proceeds from the relinquished property are either actually or constructively received by the taxpayer, thereby triggering a taxable event, the taxpayer should enter into an exchange agreement with a QI. A QI is an objective third party who will sell the taxpayer’s relinquished property, hold the proceeds, then purchase the taxpayer’s acquired property and transfer the property to the taxpayer.

The total gain adds up to $40,000 (which is the gain we rolled forward). Many of our clients at The Real Estate CPA engage in 1031 exchanges as it’s a highly effective wealth-building strategy. There’s a term called “swap until you drop” which basically means you can 1031 exchange until the day you die, at which point your heirs receive the property at a stepped-up basis effectively wiping out all of the gains you’ve deferred over the years.

If a mistake is discovered in the previous 1031 Exchange reporting, an amended return should be filed. This allows you to correct previously filed returns, including those where the 1031 Exchange was reported. With this knowledge and careful attention to detail, taxpayers can optimize the benefits of 1031 Exchanges while complying with tax laws.

For an excellent resource on this topic, see Ray and Lynch, “Selecting a Qualified Intermediary for a Like-Kind Exchange,” CPA Journal (October 2016), available at Your lender will finance up to $1 million for the purchase of real estate. Here, For the Birds LLC transfers all net equity (avoiding cash boot).