Under section 1031 of the united states internal revenue code 26 u s c.
													
																	Internal revenue code 1031 tax deferred exchange. 
									
	
		
	
																	In a 1031 exchange the seller of appreciated property may exchange appreciated. 
																	1031 a taxpayer may defer recognition of capital gains and related federal income tax liability on the exchange of certain types of property a process known as a 1031 exchange in 1979 this treatment was expanded by the courts to include non simultaneous sale and purchase of real estate a process sometimes called a. 
																	Tax deferred exchanges what is a 1031 exchange irs code 1031 allows real property to be exchanged for other real property without the immediate payment of capital gains tax. 
																	1954 as amended by subsection a shall not apply in the case of any exchange pursuant to a binding contract in effect on march 1 1984 and at all times thereafter before the exchange. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	Internal revenue code 1031. 
																	Generally if you make a like kind exchange you are not required to recognize a gain or loss under internal revenue code section 1031. 
																	What is section 1031. 
																	A 1031 exchange is a way to defer paying capital gains tax on the sale of property under section 1031 of the internal revenue service code.