Planning Like Kind Exchanges Under Irc S1031 PDF Download

Code Section 1031 like-kind exchanges have an essential place in business and investment tax planning. Indeed, there is an entire industry that has grown up to support and consummate such exchanges on the heels of the Starker decision, which validated deferred three-party exchanges. The advent of corporate accommodators, and the adoption of taxpayer-friendly regulations that codified much of the post-Starker practices by tax advisors, have led to a large body of law, rulings and practices. The apparent simplicity of Section 1031 has lulled many advisors into believing that handling exchanges is simple. But the devil is in the details--and the regulations can be understood only if you understand the evolution of the law and the rulings leading to the regulations.