Real estate capital gains planning

Delaware Statutory Trust 1031 Exchange

A Delaware statutory trust 1031 exchange should be reviewed as a real estate tax, replacement-property, securities, liquidity, financing, and advisor-coordination question before the exchanger commits to a DST offering.

Short answer

What is the Delaware statutory trust 1031 discussion?

A Delaware statutory trust can be used in some 1031 exchange replacement-property discussions, but the review should coordinate exchange timing, qualified intermediary rules, offering documents, real estate economics, securities issues, debt, liquidity, and tax reporting.

Commonly cited ruling
Rev. Rul. 2004-86
Not the same as
A Deferred Sales Trust. DST can refer to more than one thing, so use full names
Stays with licensed professionals
Securities, investment advisory, and real estate brokerage recommendations

How this works in practice

The process coordinates tax review with qualified intermediary, legal, real estate, securities, investment advisory, and preparer roles while keeping product recommendations outside MMVFO’s public website scope.

Deferral options separated by review standard, with Delaware statutory trusts inside the established-framework group

What MMVFO reviews

  • Exchange timing
  • Relinquished-property facts
  • Replacement-property identification
  • Qualified intermediary coordination
  • Rev

Records to organize

  • Purchase and sale agreements
  • Closing statements
  • Exchange documents
  • Qualified intermediary notices
  • Replacement-property identification
  • Offering documents
  • Debt schedules
  • Depreciation records
  • Prior returns

Who this is for

Real estate owners, families, trustees, business owners, and advisor teams evaluating replacement-property options in a Section 1031 exchange.

Licensed-professional boundaries

FAQs

No. Securities, investment advisory, real estate brokerage, and product recommendations remain with properly licensed or registered professionals.

It is a commonly cited IRS revenue ruling in Delaware statutory trust 1031 exchange discussions, but facts and documents still matter.

No. They are different concepts. Use the full names because DST can refer to more than one thing.

Reviewed by Joshua V. Azran, CPA/ABV/CFF, CMA, CGMA, CFE | Last updated

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