1031 Exchange Explained




1031 Exchange Explained

It is the IRS approved method that enables you to sell your commercial real estate commercial real estate and reinvest in another commercial real estate or commercial real estate, deferring all federal (and most state) capital gains taxes. This transaction is authorized by internal revenue code and is one of the best options for real estate investors to rollover their investment commercial real estate while preserving as much wealth as possible. The theory behind internal revenue code is that when a real estate investor has reinvested the sale proceeds into another commercial real estate, 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 force the taxpayer to pay tax on a paper gain.

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