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Where a taxpayer “trades up” in a like-kind exchange by acquiring property more valuable than the property relinquished and no boot is received, Section 1031 operates to defer recognition of all realized gain. However, if the taxpayer “trades down” and acquires property less valuable than that relinquished — thereby receiving cash or other nonqualifying property in the exchange — like kind exchange status will not be imperiled, but the taxpayer will be forced to recognize some of the realized gain. Continue reading →