26 CFR · Internal Revenue
§ 1.1031(b)-2 — Safe harbor for qualified intermediaries.
26 CFR § 1.1031(b)-2
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26 C.F.R. § 1.1031(b)-2 (2026).
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§ 1.1031(b)-2 Safe harbor for qualified intermediaries.
(a)In the case of simultaneous transfers of like-kind properties involving a qualified intermediary (as defined in § 1.1031(k)-1(g)(4)(iii)), the qualified intermediary is not considered the agent of the taxpayer for purposes of section 1031(a). In such a case, the transfer and receipt of property by the taxpayer is treated as an exchange.
(b)In the case of simultaneous exchanges of like-kind properties involving a qualified intermediary (as defined in § 1.1031(k)-1(g)(4)(iii)), the receipt by the taxpayer of an evidence of indebtedness of the transferee of the qualified intermediary is treated as the receipt of an evidence of indebtedness of the person acquiring property from the taxpayer for purposes of section 453 and § 15a.453-
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26 C.F.R. § 1.1031(b)-2, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/cfr/26/1/1.1031(b)-2.