How savvy investors use 1031s to defer capital gains and build wealth Robert Wood Tax is an attorney at WoodLLP. He is also the author of more than 30 books and numerous articles. David Kindness is a ...

Chip Stapleton is a Series 7 and Series 66 license holder, CFA Level 1 exam holder, and currently holds a Life, Accident, and Health License in Indiana. He has 8 years experience in finance, from ...

A 1031 real estate exchange, also known as a like-kind exchange, is a tax-deferral strategy used by real estate investors to defer capital gains taxes on the sale of an investment property. Named ...

Millions of Americans have much of their net worth invested in real estate. Equity in these properties should grow in value over time, but for many, it's "trapped" because it can't be accessed without ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Roger Valdez writes about housing economics and policy. During my time working with and for real estate investors, I heard about ...

Industry discussions continue around 1031 exchanges, but current regulations confirm their ongoing availability for ...

Pennsylvania still presents a somewhat complicated landscape for IRC Section 1031 like-kind exchanges. However, it has moved in the right direction in conforming to the federal tax treatment for such ...

Kelly Alton, NES Financial Corp., San Jose, Calif. The capital-intensive nature of companies engaged in oil and gas operations and the liberal rules that determine the like-kind nature of oil and gas ...

Question: What is an Internal Revenue Code Section 1031 Like-Kind Exchange? Answer: Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code allows a taxpayer who owns business or investment real estate to “exchange ...

What Section 1031 does. Section 1031 lets you defer tax when you swap one investment or business real estate for another, as long as both are real property held for investment or productive use. Since ...

Here’s the good news: The real estate your about-to-retire client owns has increased in value significantly since they bought it. The not-as-good news: If they were to sell that property, they’d ...