College of William & Mary Law School William & Mary Law School Scholarship Repository William & Mary Annual Tax Conference Conferences, Events, and Lectures 2005 Disposing of Overleveraged Real Estate: Thinking Outside the Box Repository Citation Rubin, Blake D., "Disposing of Overleveraged Real Estate: Thinking Outside the Box" (2005). William & Mary Annual Tax Conference. Paper 126. http://scholarship.law.wm.edu/tax/126 Copyright c 2005 by the authors. This article is brought to you by the William & Mary Law School Scholarship Repository. http://scholarship.law.wm.edu/tax
Disposing of Overleveraged Real Estate: Thinking Outside the Box Arnold& Porter LLP 555 Twelfth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 2004 blakerubin@aporter.com The Property VALUE $100 BASIS $ 40 NONRECOURSE DEBT $ 99 (10 YRS.) REMAINING DEPRECIABLE LIFE NEW DEPRECIABLE LIFE 10 YEARS 39 YEARS Blake D. P.-,, Aold & Porer LLP Outright Sale AMOUNT REALIZED: CASH PROCEEDS $ 1.00 DEBT $59.00 TOTAL $60.00 ADJUSTED BASIS $40.00 GAIN $60.00 TAX RATE x.25 TAX LIABILITY $15.00 AFTER-TAX PROCEEDS ($14.00) Blake D. Rubln ala/ceo Rabin Arnld & Porter LLP ArnolJ&PoRerLLR
Installment Sale Subject to First Mortgage - BUYER TAKES PROPERTY SUBJECT TO $99 FIRST MORTGAGE, AND GIVES SELLER $1 NOTE PAYABLE, $.10 PER YEAR FOR 10 YEARS. SiakeD.Rubin A-efl& Porte, LLP 4 Installment Sale Subject to First Mortgage SELLING PRICE $100 GROSS PROFIT $ 60 CONTRACT PRICE $ 60 GROSS PROFIT RATIO 60/60 PAYMENT IN YEAR 1: DEBT $ 59.00 CASH.10 TOTAL $ 59.10 Blake D. Rnbfn Arnod Pode LLP Installment Sale Subject to First Mortgage PAYMENT IN YEAR 1 $59.10 GROSS PROFIT RATIO x 1.00 GAIN IN YEAR 1 $59.10 GAIN IN YEARS 2-10 $.90 B)ake D. Rubin, Arnold & Porter LLP
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Sec. 704(c) Consequences: Remedial Method * NEW PARTNERS RECEIVE $5.48/YEAR DEPRECIATION IN YEARS 1-10; $1.52/YEAR IN YEARS 11-39 " OLD PARTNERS RECOGNIZE $1.48/YEAR ORDINARY INCOME IN YEARS 1-10, $1.52/YEAR ORDINARY INCOME IN YEARS 11-39 Blake 0. Rubin Alolid & Pofl&rLLP Partnership Admission With No Book-Up " CAPITAL SHIFT ISSUE? " SEC. 704(c) PRINCIPLES INAPPLICABLE " NEW PARTNERS RECEIVE $3.96/YEAR DEPRECIATION FOR 10 YEARS " OLD PARTNERS DEFER GAIN UNTIL MINIMUM GAIN CHARGEBACK EVENT Anold & Pone, LLP Summary: Where Do You Want To Go Today? Install. Sale Wrav Note Pshv.- Trad'l. Pshv.- Curat. Pshp,- Pshy.-No Reined. Book-Up Gain in 59.10 Year I KG 6 KG 5.54 KG 5.90 01 1.48 0 0I Deprec. 2.56 In Years 1-10 2.56 4 9.90 5.48 3.96, A-fd&P-LLP
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