Specifically, the White House seeks to impose a $500,000-per-person limit on the aggregate amount of gain that a taxpayer can defer each year, with any excess gain recognized in the year of the exchange. 9 The version of the act that passed the House (stalled in the Senate as of this writing) did not include any changes to IRC §1031.
At least for the near future, §1031 exchanges appear to be safe from legislative change. In a properly structured transaction, you may continue to sell a rental property and purchase a replacement property without having to recognize the capital gains. A taxpayer may repeat this process multiple times, without limitation, until death, with the cost-basis of the property being “stepped-up” to its fair market value at the date of passing.
RICHARD D. GANN, JD Managing Partner 1031 Capital Solutions (800) 445-5908 1031CapitalSolutions.com
Richard (Rick) Gann is an attorney, licensed real-estate broker, and general securities principal specializing in 1031 exchange solutions and he is co-author of the book “How to Retire from Being a Landlord”.
Much of this article was excerpted from the author’s book, How to Retire from Being a Landlord. 1. U.S. Constitution Amend. XVI 2. Brushaber v. Union Pacific Railroad Co., 240 U.S. 1, at 20 (1916) 3. Eisner v. McComber, 252 U.S. 189, 207 (1919) 4. Borden, Bradley T. Tax-Free Like-Kind Exchanges. Kingston: Civic Research Institute, 2015, at 1.2[3] 5. H.R. Rep. No. 73-704, at 13 (1934), from Borden, supra 6. Borden, supra, at 1.2[3] 7. Starker v. United States, 602 F.2d 1341 (9th Cir. 1979) 8. Treas. Reg. § 1.1031(k) 9. https://home.treasury.gov/policyissues/taxpolicy/revenueproposals
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