If your property is seized, condemned, or destroyed, the IRS gives you time to reinvest and defer capital gains under section 1033 of the Internal Revenue Code. But the clock is ticking, and it’s important to understand when those time periods start and stop.
When Does the 1033 Replacement Period Begin?
Let’s start with the basics. What triggers the beginning of the 1033 replacement period?
It depends on the situation. If your property is subject to storm destruction or theft, then the replacement period would begin on the date of that event—the destruction or theft itself. But if the property is condemned or seized (or even just under threat of condemnation or seizure) the clock can start earlier. It could be:
The date of the actual condemnation or seizure.
The date the threat of seizure began.
The date the property was sold under that threat.
Your replacement period begins whenever one of these occurs (whichever one comes first).
In most situations, you will have two years to complete the 1033 transaction. However, if it’s business or investment real estate, and the conversion was due to condemnation or threat of it, you get three years instead.
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