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In a 1031 Exchange? You May Need to File a Tax Extension
Are you currently in a 1031 exchange or contemplating beginning an exchange before the end of the year? If you sold or are planning to sell investment property between October 17, 2017 and December 31, 2017, you should plan on filing IRS Form 4868 - Application for Automatic Extension of Time to File U.S. Individual Income Tax Return on or before April 15, 2018.
Tax Reform / 1031 Exchange Update - November 7, 2017
Last week, House Republicans released H.R. 1, their long-awaited 429-page tax reform proposal. The bill, which is titled the ‘Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”) leaves 1031 “like-kind” exchanges intact!
Your Vacation Home and the 1031 Exchange
Consider the following. You own a lakeside vacation home. Over the years, that home has been a great place for family gatherings, and to hang out on weekends. Now, the family is grown and you are ready to dispose of the property, hopefully without paying a boatload of capital gain taxes.
Constructive Receipt Of Funds: A 1031 No-No
We’ve written extensively on how you can take advantage of the Internal Revenue Code’s Section 1031 to defer tax liability on relinquishing property. We’ve also noted that the time period in which you can find a like-kind asset, and then buy it, is strict. If you miss the 45-day deadline (in which to identify a replacement asset) and the 180-day window (during which you must close on that replacement asset), the exchange might no longer be valid, and you end up owing taxes.
Disasters and 1031 Exchanges (Part 1)
August and September 2017 have been highlighted by a series of catastrophic storms. Hurricane Harvey roared ashore in South Texas, then parked on top of the Houston area, dumping more than 50 inches of rain in some areas. And, as of this writing, we are just beginning to assess the damage caused by Hurricane Irma.
The Securitized 1031 Exchange Market: A 10-Year Retrospective
More than 10 years ago, the securitized 1031 Exchange market (real estate interests that are packaged and sold as securities and that qualify for 1031 exchange purposes) was dominated by tenant-in-common (TIC) Sponsors. TIC investments grew at a frantic pace from the start of the new millennium, increasing in volume from under $500 million of annual equity raised in 2002 to over $3.6 billion annually by 20061.
Five Types Of 1031 Exchange Rules
You might already be familiar with the 1031 exchange rules. Thanks to the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 1031, you can exchange proceeds from your investment real estate property sale into a like-kind property, within a certain time frame. Thanks to the exchange, you might be able to avoid a tax hit on the profits.
Tax Reform / 1031 Exchange Update
Part 3 in the Realized series "2017 Tax Reform Impact on Real Estate" Realized is carefully monitoring the discussions in Washington concerning tax reform and receives regular updates from trade group lobbyists. Among the topics discussed is the elimination of IRC §1031 “like-kind” exchanges. Legislators in favor of doing away with 1031 exchanges often cite a 2014 Joint Committee on Taxation Study that estimates this will increase Federal tax revenues by $40.6 billion over ten years.
Tax Reform May Eliminate 1031 Exchanges & Mortgage Interest Deduction
Part 1 in the Realized Series "2017 Tax Reform Impact on Real Estate"
Fractional 1031 Investment Benefits
Real estate investors contemplating a 1031 exchange must make many decisions regarding their choice of replacement property. Investors must determine the type of property, location of the asset, and whether or not to reinvest into multiple assets. Investors then have to thoroughly evaluate their options and select just a few potential choices -- all within 45 days from selling their investment property!
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