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Deferred Sales Trusts: A Real Estate Tax Strategy

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A deferred sales trust is a method used to defer capital gains tax  when selling real estate or other business assets that are subject to capital gains tax. Instead of receiving the sale proceeds at closing, the money is put into a trust and only taxed as the funds from the sale are received.

How to Calculate Capital Gains Tax on the Sale of Investment Property

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When you sell investment property, all of your profits are subject to either capital gains tax or depreciation recapture tax, which is a special type of capital gains tax. Your tax gets calculated on the difference between your cost basis and your selling price.