When Does Rental-Property Qualify For An Exchange?
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Q:
How long does the property need to be rental property in order for the
property to qualify under the
1031 exchange rules.
How long does the property need to be rental property in order for the
property to qualify under the
1031 exchange rules.
Put simply, if a
property is rental property this year only, will the 1031 apply?
A:
One typical safe answer is the
"longer the better". However, that is not
much help.
Another
answer is that the taxpayer must have actually intended to hold the
relinquished
property
for investment/business purposes (when it was
was disposed
of) in order to
qualify.
Many tax
professionals think that a year of qualified use for investment/business
purposes is sufficient. I have always felt better with two years because of an
old PLR that said two years was sufficient.
