Sell a business/property, defer all cap gains, invest in anything.
Sell the asset to an irrevocable trust in exchange for an installment note. Trust invests the proceeds in ANY asset class (not just real estate like a 1031). You pay tax only as installments are received. IRC §453 backed.
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Multiply the $10M §1202 exclusion across multiple trusts.
4% corporate tax + 0% capital gains for bona fide residents.
Stack the $500K primary-home exclusion on top of a 1031 deferral.
Convert Traditional to Roth during sabbaticals or business-loss years.
Capitalize property taxes and interest on undeveloped land.
Deduct now, control forever, employ heirs.
Ordinary loss (not capital loss) on failed small biz — up to $100K.
Buy leveraged real estate inside your IRA — tax-deferred or tax-free.