When Paying Capital Gains Tax Now Beats Deferring
Pay the tax now if your gain is small, your timeline is tight, or you need the cash.
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Pay the tax now if your gain is small, your timeline is tight, or you need the cash.
Inflation silently shrinks the real cost of a deferred tax bill across multiple 1031 exchanges.
Qualified intermediaries hold sale proceeds in limbo, creating a hidden drag on portfolio returns.
Most QIs pocket the interest your exchange funds earn while you wait.
Deferring taxes through an exchange preserves equity that compounds across multiple property sales.
Chaining property swaps with a death-step-up can erase decades of capital gains.
Holding real estate through serial exchanges and stepped-up basis can compound wealth over decades.
Deferring capital gains taxes through 1031 exchanges functions as an interest-free government loan.