by Chip Cunningham | Nov 2, 2021 | Real Estate
An effort by the Biden administration that would essentially eliminate 1031 exchanges, also known as like-kind exchanges, for a broad swath of commercial real estate transactions is running into significant opposition in Congress. Yet the fate of exchanges remains in...
by Chip Cunningham | Apr 29, 2021 | Mergers & Acquisitions
In January 2014, the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission issued a no-action letter that effectively exempted certain intermediaries from registering as broker-dealers when they are assisting in the sale of private companies. While the SEC’s 2014 letter offered a...
by Chip Cunningham | Nov 25, 2020 | Real Estate
Section 1031 tax exchanges are a critical tax planning tool used by investors to help defer taxes that would otherwise be incurred on gains from a real estate transaction. In June, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a series of proposed regulations designed to...
by Chip Cunningham | Sep 22, 2020 | Securities
The COVID-19 pandemic may have put a damper on business activity this summer, but it didn’t motivate the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to delay the June 30th compliance deadline for Regulation Best Interest. SEC Regulation Best Interest, which became...
