1031 Like Kind Property Exchange
Under section 1031, you can exchange
any real property for any other real property within
the United States if those properties are held for productive
use in trade or business or for investment purposes.
A duplex can be exchanged for a four-plex. Improved
real estate can be replaced with unimproved real estate.
Unimproved real estate can be replaced with improved
real estate. Investment property can be exchanged for
business property and business property can be exchanged
for investment property. One property can be exchanged
for two or more properties. Two or more properties can
be exchanged for one replacement property. A 100% interest
can be exchanged for an undivided percentage interest
with multiple owners and vice-versa.
One kind of class of property may
not under this section be exchanged for property of
a different kind or class. A taxpayer's personal residence
cannot be exchanged for income property, and income
or investment property cannot be exchanged for a personal
residence, which the taxpayer will reside in.If you've done a Section 1031 like-kind exchange, you are denied the exclusion if you sell the home within five years of the exchange.
1031 assistance is the nation’s premiere provider of IRC Section 1031 Like-Kind Exchange Services. Property acquired in a section 1031 like-kind exchange is ineligible for the section 121 exclusion if it is sold within five years of the exchange.
Properties that qualify for 1031 like kind
exchange:
- Unimproved property for commercial
property
- Office building for hotel
- Airplane for aircraft
- Apartment building for farm or ranch
- Raw land for retail space
Properties which does not qualify
for 1031like kind exchange includes:
- A personal residence
- Land under development
- Construction or fix/flips
for resale
- Inventory property
- Corporation common stock
- Bonds
- Notes
- Partnership interests
Qualification for section 1031 exchange
depends largely on the extent of personal use. |