Property

If you’re a real estate developer or a small business owner who owns commercial real estate, you might be thinking about selling a property. If it has appreciated significantly, a Section 1031 like-kind exchange may allow you to defer tax on some or all of the gain. With this transaction, you exchange one property for another qualifying property rather than sell the property outright. You generally don’t pay tax on the gain on the relinquished property until you sell the replacement property. You