Finance

A Washington investor completes a 1031 exchange and purchases a larger replacement property using exchange funds plus additional debt. The additional debt the investor takes on in the exchange is called:

ABoot — taxable exchange proceeds
BMortgage boot — which is non-taxable and increases the basis of the replacement property✓ Correct
CDebt relief — which is taxable boot to the exchanger
DExchange equity — not subject to any tax consequences

Explanation

In a 1031 exchange, additional debt (mortgage) taken on by the exchanger when purchasing the replacement property is called mortgage boot. Adding debt is non-taxable — only receiving net cash (equity boot) or having debt relief (net debt reduction) triggers taxable boot.

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