WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF A LIKE-KIND EXCHANGE UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 1031?
In a typical transaction, the property owner is taxed on any gain realized from the sale. However, through a like-kind exchange, the tax on the gain is deferred until some future date. Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code provides that no gain or loss shall be recognized on the exchange of property held for productive use in a trade or business, or for investment. A tax-deferred exchange is a method by which a property owner trades one or more relinquished properties for one or more replacement properties of “like-kind”, while deferring the payment of federal income taxes and some state taxes on the transaction. The theory behind Section 1031 is that when a property owner has reinvested the sale proceeds into another property, the economic gain has not been realized in a way that generates funds to pay any tax. In other words, the taxpayer’s investment is still the same, only the form has changed (e.g. vacant land exchanged for apartment building). Therefore, it would be unfair to
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- WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF A LIKE-KIND EXCHANGE UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 1031?
