{"id":27280,"date":"2020-03-03T16:55:12","date_gmt":"2020-03-03T21:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.affiliated1031.com\/what-happens-when-a-1031-exchange-fails-to-complete\/"},"modified":"2023-04-27T15:44:10","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T19:44:10","slug":"what-happens-when-a-1031-exchange-fails-to-complete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.affiliated1031.com\/es\/what-happens-when-a-1031-exchange-fails-to-complete\/","title":{"rendered":"What Happens When a 1031 Exchange Fails to Complete?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"tatsu-h6ut7vwpv9913y80 tatsu-section  tatsu-bg-overlay   tatsu-clearfix\" data-title=\"\"  data-headerscheme=\"background--dark\"><div class='tatsu-section-pad clearfix' data-padding='{\"d\":\"15px 0px 15px 0px\"}' data-padding-top='15px'><div class=\"tatsu-row-wrap  tatsu-wrap tatsu-row-one-col tatsu-row-has-one-cols tatsu-medium-gutter tatsu-reg-cols  tatsu-clearfix tatsu-h6ut7vwpws99w5mo\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-row \" ><div  class=\"tatsu-column  tatsu-bg-overlay tatsu-one-col tatsu-column-image-none tatsu-column-effect-none  tatsu-h6ut7vwpy4392pbu\"  data-parallax-speed=\"0\" style=\"\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-inner \" ><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad-wrap\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-text-block-wrap tatsu-h6ut7vwpzb3avz6f  \"><div class=\"tatsu-text-inner tatsu-align-center  clearfix\" ><style>.tatsu-h6ut7vwpzb3avz6f.tatsu-text-block-wrap .tatsu-text-inner{width: 100%;text-align: left;}.tatsu-h6ut7vwpzb3avz6f.tatsu-text-block-wrap{margin: 25px 0px 30px 0px;}<\/style>\n<h2>Clients ask \u00abWhat if the 1031 Exchange Fails to Complete?\u00bb<\/h2>\n<p>Over the past month, three attorneys have asked the same question;\u00a0 \u00a0<strong>When can the Exchanger receive their funds back when a <a title=\"Link to IRS info on 1031 Exchange\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/businesses\/small-businesses-self-employed\/like-kind-exchanges-real-estate-tax-tips\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1031 Exchange<\/a> transaction fails to complete properly?\u00a0 What are the 1031 Exchange disbursement rules?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An incomplete Exchange may occur because the Exchanger fails to timely identify replacement properties or changes their mind after the 45-day Identification Period but has identified properties.\u00a0 Or some other factor may make it impossible to close on their <a title=\"Link to article about identification of properties\" href=\"https:\/\/www.affiliated1031.com\/es\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-1031-property-identification-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Identified Property<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The brief answer to the above questions is:\u00a0 It depends\u2014boy does that sound like the lawyer in me.<\/p>\n<p>More particularly,<strong> it depends upon the specific factual pattern and the timing of the exchange<\/strong>.\u00a0 Treasury Regulation Section 1.1031 (k)-1(g)(6) known as the g-6 regulations cover these issues.<br \/>The g-6 regulations state that the \u00a0Qualified Intermediary (QI) cannot disburse the funds to the exchanger until:<\/p>\n<ol start=\"1\">\n<li><strong>After the <a title=\"Link to explanation of 1031 Exchange timelines\" href=\"https:\/\/www.affiliated1031.com\/es\/1031-exchange-timeline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">45-day Identification Time Period<\/a> has expired and the Exchanger has not identified any replacement property; or<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><strong>The receipt of all Identified Replacement Property has occurred; or<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><strong>The <a title=\"Link to explanation of 1031 Exchange timelines\" href=\"https:\/\/www.affiliated1031.com\/es\/1031-exchange-timeline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">180 day time period<\/a> for the exchange has expired.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>That leads to the next question: \u00a0If the exchanger is willing to pay its taxes, why should it matter to the Qualified Intermediary (QI) when it disburses back to the exchanger, the 1031 funds it is holding?<\/p>\n<p>The Answer:\u00a0 By disbursing contrary to the 1031 Exchange disbursement rules (g-6 regulations), the QI would open itself up to being described as an agent of the exchanger, which would disqualify the QI from participating in possible future 1031\u2019s.\u00a0 \u00a0Additionally, IRS might determine that the QI has no desire to follow the g-6 rules and could claim that the QI was an agent for all of its exchangers, thereby possibly jeopardizing all of the exchanges it has handled.<\/p>\n<p>As responsible Qualified Intermediaries, it is our job to try to <u>not<\/u> expose our clients (exchangers) to possible risks.\u00a0 For a more thorough review of the subject of 1031 Exchange fails, <a title=\"Link to Detailed Article\" href=\"https:\/\/www.affiliated1031.com\/es\/1031-exchange-disbursement-rules\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">see the article I wrote a couple of years ago for the Florida Bar and its Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law Section.\u00a0<\/a> If you are an attorney, you should join your State Bar\u2019s Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law Section.\u00a0 This section is hard working and very informative and replete with information for your success as well as for your clients.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image tatsu-bg-lazyload\" data-src = \"\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-overlay tatsu-column-overlay tatsu-animate-none\" ><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-row > .tatsu-h6ut7vwpy4392pbu.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}.tatsu-h6ut7vwpy4392pbu.tatsu-column > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-column-overlay{mix-blend-mode: normal;}.tatsu-h6ut7vwpy4392pbu > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-h6ut7vwpy4392pbu > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 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