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Re:The ETF Tax Dodge by credit_guy on Sunday March 31, 2019 @01:05PM (#19536693)
> change the ownership structure and there would be a transfer price for that

The transfer price in gp’s example would be zero, wouldn’t it.

Re:The ETF Tax Dodge by URSpider94 on Sunday March 31, 2019 @05:46PM (#19538626)
Probably not. If the transfer price is zero, then that now becomes my tax basis in the property. So assuming again that I put in $100k originally, and now take out one house worth $150k, then sell it, I’m going to pay capital gains on the full $150k, not just my $50k gain.

What probably happens is that I sell you my share in the holding entity for $150k, and the entity sells me the house for $150k.

There are cases where you could simply dissolve the entity and distribute the assets, which would avoid the sale and resulting taxes, in which case you’re just re-titling it and not selling it.

Tl;dr: this gets complicated really quickly.