1031 Tax Law Exchange Rules
1031 Tax Law Exchange Rules
1031 Tax Law Exchanges require an acquisition period of 180 days, during which the
real estate investor must identify potential properties for the exchange (within 45 days) and acquire said
income real estate or income real estate. The acquisition period begins at the close of escrow on the relinquished income real estate. Furthermore, all
1031 tax law exchanges must adhere to one of the following rules:
The Three-Income Real Estate Rule states that the exchanger must identify up to, but no more than three potential income real estate during the acquisition period.
The 200% Rule - Stipulates that the aggregate value of all replacement income real estate in the exchange must not exceed 200% of the value of the relinquished income real estate at the time of sale.
The 95% Exception - Finally, the 95% rule stipulates that the aggregate value of all like kind replacement income real estate must account for at least 95% of the value of the relinquished income real estate at the time of sale in order for the exchange to qualify. This rule applies only if rules 1 and 2 are invalid.
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