In: Accounting
For the following exchanges, indicate which qualify as like-kind property for purposes of section 1031 (tax-free exchanges):
a. Land held for investment for land to be used as the site for an apartment building
b. Rental condo in Las Vegas for a condo in Ventura to be used as a personal vacation home
c. Stock in American Airlines for stock in Southwest Airlines
d. Factory building in Detroit for an office building in New York
e. Used truck used in a business for a new truck to be used in the business
Answer:
a- qualify
b- qualify
c- Not qualify
d - Not Qualify
e- Not qualify
Following are examples of qualifying properties that could be
exchanged:
• Raw land or farmland for improved real estate
• Oil & gas royalties for a ranch
• Fee simple interest in real estate for a 30-year leasehold or a
Tenant-in-Common interest in real estate
• Residential, Commercial, Industrial or Retail rental properties
for any other real estate
• Rental ski condo for a three-unit apartment building
• Mitigation credits for restoring wetlands for other mitigation
credits.
Under IRC §1031, the following properties do not qualify
• Stock in trade or other property held primarily for sale (i.e.
property held by a developer, “flipper” or other dealer)
• Securities or other evidences of indebtedness or interest
• Stocks, bonds or notes
• Certificates of trust or beneficial interests
• Interests in a partnership
• Choses in action (rights to receive money or other property by
judicial proceeding)
• Foreign real property for U.S. real property
• Goodwill of one business for goodwill of another business