Biden’s New Budget Proposes Limiting 1031 Exchanges
Earlier this week, President Biden released his $5.8 trillion 2023 federal budget proposal, which seeks to limit the deferral of gain on Section 1031 exchanges.
Earlier this week, President Biden released his $5.8 trillion 2023 federal budget proposal, which seeks to limit the deferral of gain on Section 1031 exchanges to $500,000 for each taxpayer annually, or $1 million for a married couple filing jointly, similar to the tax proposals Biden proposed in the first year of his presidency.
Since 1921, investors have been permitted to defer paying capital gains taxes on investment property sales if they reinvest the proceeds into a similar investment property within a specified time frame. After an investment property is sold, investors typically have 45 days to identify the replacement property and 180 days to complete a transaction.
On Monday, the Treasury Department released its Greenbook, which outlines the tax proposals accompanying the budget.
“The proposal would treat the exchanges of real property used in a trade or business (or held for investment) similarly to sales of real property, resulting in fewer distortions. The change would raise revenue while increasing the progressivity of the tax system. It would also align the treatment of real property with other types of property,” the Greenbook states, under a section titled, “Repeal Deferral of Gain from Like-Kind Exchanges.”
“Any gains from like-kind exchanges in excess of $500,000 (or $1 million in the case of married individuals filing a joint return) a year would be recognized by the taxpayer in the year the taxpayer transfers the real property subject to the exchange.”
If included in the final legislation, the proposal would be effective for exchanges completed in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2022.
The annual budget proposal outlines the president’s tax and spending priorities, and any change to the tax code would require the passage of legislation through Congress.
