Delaware Statutory Trust (DST)
A Delaware Statutory Trust is a separate legal entity created as a trust under Delaware statutory law. (DST) 1031 exchange is a purchase by an investor of beneficial interests in the Trust. Where the investor receives a Certificate of Beneficial Interests. Bankruptcy creditors of the beneficiaries cannot reach the DST’s property. The Trustees have powers with respect to the real estate operations and the holders of the beneficial interests have no powers. Each PPM contains a legal opinion discussing the structure and its compliance with IRS Revenue Proclamation 2004-86 which dictates the requirements necessary to satisfy IRS’s ruling.
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Delaware Statutory Trust
