Using cash in a like-kind exchange is similar to passing around the proverbial "hot potato" - you don't want to be the one holding the potato, i.e., the cash, at the end of the transaction. If you do ...

It is a basic principle of the income tax that the gain or loss realized by a taxpayer from the conversion of property into cash, or from the exchange of property for other property that differs ...

Gain from a couple’s disposition of agricultural property could not be deferred, even though the property was relinquished in a like-kind exchange that was properly executed, the Tax Court held. The ...

Section 1031 has helped property owners build wealth through like-kind exchanges since 1921. While some rules have evolved over the years, 1031 is still a valuable strategy for real estate investors.

Strategies for the use of tax-deferred like-kind exchanges have grown over the years from almost exclusively a real estate concern to one in which billions of dollars of business tangible personal ...

Do you know what June 29, 2019 is? Of course you do. It’s a Saturday. It’s also the 180 th day of the period that began on January 1, 2019. Need another hint? It is the final day by which a taxpayer ...

Fourth in a series of articles. Real estate investors large and small pay capital gains tax when they sell their property -- and the bills can be sizable. There is a way, however, of deferring payment ...

Financial and investment advisers should seek to understand the implications of a legislative proposal originally set forth in the American Families Plan that would severely limit benefits ...

One of the most common questions among real estate investors: Can I complete a 1031 (like-kind) exchange by rolling capital gains from an investment property into purchasing shares of a real estate ...

Kiah Treece is a former attorney, small business owner and personal finance coach with extensive experience in real estate and financing. Her focus is on demystifying debt to help consumers and ...