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Section 121.Exclusion of gain from sale of principal residence
Gross income shall not include gain from the sale or exchange of property if, during the 5-year period ending on the date of the sale or exchange, such property has been owned and used by the taxpayer as the taxpayer's principal residence for periods aggregating 2 years or more.
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1031 Exchanges Do's and Don'ts
Do advanced planning for the exchange. Talk to your accountant, attorney, broker, lender and Qualified Intermediary. If you miss your identification and exchange deadlines. you will disqualify the entire exchange. No Exceptions period!
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1031 Tax Deferred Exchange
IRS Code 1031 allows for an investor of real property to defer his capital gain upon the exchange of investment property of a like kind. In other words, you can trade an existing property for a new property or properties without having to pay taxes on your gain. The tax liability is deferred into the new property(ies).
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1031 Vesting Issues
To qualify as an exchange under IRC Section 1031 title to the replacement property must be held in the same manner as title to the relinquished property.
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Boot Exchanges
Having nothing at all to do with footwear, is a term which refers to the items of personal property and/or cash that is necessary to even out an exchange. Boot is property which is received in an exchange and that is not like kind as to other property acquired in an exchange transaction.
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Breckenridge Real Estate Investment Market
The wealth building power of real estate investing is a time-proven
fact.
Real estate provides investors with a
tangible asset. Nobody can take your investment property from you on a
whim. But stocks can plummet to zero.
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Breckenridge Vacation Home - Buying Tips
If you are considering buying a Vacation Home, here are 3 easy helpful tips to remember.
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Combining Seller Financing
Combining Seller Financing with Tax Deferred Exchanges
In most cases, it is preferable for the seller (Exchanger) to receive
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Converting a principal residence to a rental property and later sell it and benefit from both IRC §121 & IRC §1031
REVENUE PROCEDURE 2005-14
A property owner can convert a principal residence to a rental property and later sell it and benefit from both IRC §121 (principal residence tax exclusion rules) and IRC §1031 (investment property tax deferred exchange rules). Property owners must comply with all the rules in both sections to qualify.
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Converting a Rental to a Residence
CONVERTING A RENTAL TO A RESIDENCE:
MANY TAXPAYERS CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF TWO TAX CODE SECTIONS
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Delayed Exchange Deadline
The Delayed Exchange
There is a common misconception that all tax deferred exchanges are complicated and require all properties, relinquished and replacement, to close concurrently. Fortunately, the most common exchange variation, the delayed exchange (also referred to as a deferred or Starker exchange, Starker v. U.S., 602 F.2d 1341),
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DisQualified Parties and Legal Counsel as Accommodator
Your Attorney as Accommodator...Why this can Jepordize the Exchange!
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Exchanging With a Related Party
Exchanges between related parties are allowed but the Exchanger must follow specific rules before the exchange will qualify for tax deferral. Related parties are defined in IRC §267(b) and §707(b)(1)
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Financing Fractional Share Ownership
Two-thirds of buyers pay cash or finance the purchase through a home
equity line, McClintock says. About a third will finance the deal.
Buyers should expect terms that are similar to those paid by real
estate investors -- a percent or two higher than they would get if they
were buying a primary residence with a down payment of about 20 percent.
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Fractional Home Ownership
Fractional Ownership of a vacation home or condominium, while sometimes
being referred to as “vacation ownership”, is confused with another shared
ownership plan called “timeshare”. This is a mistake. While the various
Fractional Ownership plans may share some characteristics with its cousin,
timeshare, the differences are significant enough to consider Fractional
Ownership in a category of its own.
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Fractional Real Estate in Colorado
The fractional vacation industry is booming !
Owning fractional real estate allows someone to buy a piece of the real estate they can use, while lowering the expenses and guilt that comes with folly owning a second home that is significantly underutilized. For many of today's well-heeled vacation ownership buyers, owning a traditional one- to two-week timeshare isn't enough ownership, yet having whole ownership is too much of a financial burden.
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How to Initiate a 1031 Exchange
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Installment Sales Contracts
An installment land sales contract (also known as a contract for deed or a contract of sale) is an agreement between the Seller and the Buyer for the purchase of real property in which the payment of all or a portion of the purchase price is deferred.
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Like Kind and Foreign Property
To qualify for tax deferred exchange treatment under IRC §1031, the relinquished property must be exchanged for replacement property that is of like-kind.
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Limitations on the Safe Harbor
The 1991 Treasury Regulations for tax deferred exchanges under IRC §1031 establishes four safe harbors,the use of which allow a taxpayer (Exchanger) to avoid actual or constructive receipt of money or other property for purposes of completing a §1031 exchange.
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Mortgage Closing Costs
Exchangers, closing agents, escrow officers and tax advisors have struggled with the many issues presented by the variety of expenses and cash payments associated with closing the properties in an exchange transaction.
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Multiple Asset Exchange
Many times exchangers own property that consists of both real and personal property, such as a hotel or restaurant. An exchange of such a multiple asset property creates issues when trying to allocate the various assets into their proper like-kind categories using a property-by-property comparison.
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New Principal Residence
Section 121 of the Internal Revenue Code allows exclusion up to $250,000 of the capital gain on a principal residence for single taxpayers and $500,000 for a married couple filing jointly.
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New Tax Law Effective 10-22-2004
On October 22, 2004, President Bush signed into law corporate and foreign tax legislation that also contained a provision affecting IRC 1031. Five Year Combined Hold Period Required to Exclude Gain Under IRC 121
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Non Tax Reasons for a 1031 Tax Free Exchange
There are many additional underlying reasons an investor might want to exchange one property for another. The motives often fall along standard risk-reward or cash flow-appreciation scales.
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Other Interest in Property 1031
In addition to a fee interest in real property, certain other interests in real property may be exchangeable as replacement property.
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Partnership,LLC and REIT Issues
In general, exchanges of partnership interests are excluded from non-recognition treatment under IRC §1031(a)(2)(D), as enacted in the Tax Reform Act of 1984.
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Personal Property Exchange 1031
Deferring capital gain and other taxes through an IRC §1031 tax deferred exchange is also available for personal property held for investment or for productive use in a trade or business.
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Property Held for Resale
The intent by the taxpayer to hold property "primarily for sale" will prevent the property from qualifying for IRC §1031 treatment. Over the years the courts have struggled with this exclusion from tax deferred exchange treatment.
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Reasons For a 1031 Exchange
The Qualified Intermediary provides the following important services: Shields parties (Exchanger, buyer and seller) from certain liabilities; Ensures the preservation of safe harbor
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Refinancing Before and After the 1031 Exchange
Refinancing to pull equity out of a property prior to or after completing a tax deferred exchange can result in a taxable transaction under the "step transaction doctrine."
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Section 1033 Involuntary Conversions
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Structuring Co-ownership of Rental Real Estate for Future Tax-Deferred Exchanges.
Structuring Co-ownership of Rental Real Estate for Future Tax-Deferred Exchanges.
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Sucessful Steps to a Tax Deferred Exchange
9 Successful Steps to a Successful Tax-Deferred Exchange
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Tax Code § 1031. Exchange of property held for productive use or investment
No gain or loss shall be recognized on the exchange of property held for productive use in a trade or business or for investment if such property is exchanged solely for property of like kind which is to be held either for productive use in a trade or business or for investment.
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Tax Deferred Terms
As with any other specific area of real estate law, tax deferred exchanges under IRC §1031 have their own language.
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Tax Deferred Vacation Property Exchange
Do They Qualify for Tax Deferral? What About Second Homes?
Property owners throughout the nation are obtaining
the benefit of full reinvestment of equity under Internal
Revenue Code §1031.
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The 1031 Simultaneous Exchange
The Qualified Intermediary provides the following important services: Shields parties (Exchanger, buyer and seller) from certain liabilities; Ensures the preservation of safe harbor treatment under the 1991 Treasury Regulations; Provides a paper trail validating the flow and structure of the transaction; and Reduces the agent and closing officer's liability for the exchange structure.
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The 1031 Tax Deferred Exchange
The tax deferred exchange, as defined in Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, offers investors one of the last great opportunities to build wealth and save taxes
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The Build-To-Suit 1031 Exchange
5) unit exchange, also referred to as a construction or improvement exchange, gives the Exchanger the opportunity to use all or part of the exchange funds for construction of the replacement property and still accomplish a tax deferred exchange.
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The Delayed Tax 1031 Exchange
There is a common misconception that all tax deferred exchanges are complicated and require all properties, relinquished and replacement, to close concurrently
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The Reverse 1031 Tax Exchange
A reverse exchange is theip side of a deferred (delayed) exchange. In a reverse exchange the Exchanger for various reasons must acquire their like-kind replacement property before disposing of a relinquished property.
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The Role of the Qualfied 1031 Intermediary
The use of a Qualified Intermediary is essential to completing a successful IRC §1031 tax deferred exchange.
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Vacation Home Tax Strategies
Owning a vacation home in Colorado conjures up dreams of a weekend getaway,
with the siblings or extended family bonding on weekends, just like the old
days at Grandma and Grandpa’s cottage by the lake. In fact, according to the
National Association of Realtors, sales of vacation or second homes grew 20
percent over sales in 2003, adding 1.02 million homes to the total of 6.6
million second homes. The typical buyer is the baby boomer in his or her
mid-50s, and the homes cost on average just below $200,000.
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What Property Qualifies for a 1031 Exchange
To qualify for a tax deferred exchange under IRC 1031 both the relinquished and the replacement properties must be held by the Exchanger for investment purposes or for productive use in their trade or business?.
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What We Do for 1031 Clients
Laying the proper groundwork before you or your clients enter into a tax deferred exchange for an investment property is essential to making the sale/s run smoothly.
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