Here are examples of properties ineligible for a 1031 exchange: Primary residences: A 1031 exchange is specifically intended for investment or business properties. Personal properties are not eligible. Vacation homes: Vacation homes generally do not qualify if used for personal reasons.
You can perform a 1031 exchange with foreign properties, so long as your relinquished and replacement properties are both located outside the United States.
Pennsylvania Does Not Recognize 1031 Tax Deferrals Yes, that's right – Pennsylvania has long been the sole hold-out among all our states to not recognize 1031 tax deferral benefits. When a business property is sold in Pennsylvania, a tax is generally owed.
It allows taxpayers to defer paying income taxes on the sale of property if the proceeds are reinvested in a similar kind of property.
You can perform a 1031 exchange with foreign properties, so long as your relinquished and replacement properties are both located outside the United States.
While foreign property is not of a like kind with domestic property, foreign properties are considered like-kind with one another. You can perform a 1031 exchange with foreign properties, so long as your relinquished and replacement properties are both located outside the United States.
A 1031 exchange is available to foreign sellers of real property held for productive use in a trade or business, or held for investment purposes, however, the foreign status of the person or entity selling the real property can cause some extra complications which must be addressed.
Your 1031 exchange must be reported by completing Form 8824 and filing it along with your federal income tax return. If you completed more than one exchange, a different form must be completed for each exchange. For line-by-line instructions on how to complete form, download the instructions here.