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Section 1231 Property Analysis

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Section 1231 property is mainly personal depreciable property used in a trade or business that is held for more than one year. Section 1231 property also includes livestock and natural resources but does not include inventory and property held for sale in the ordinary course of business. For example, a forklift purchased by a wholesaler to move pallets is section 1231 property. If the same company purchases the same forklift with the intention to resell it to another business, because they sell forklifts, cannot treat it as section 1231 property but rather inventory. A company that recognizes a loss on section 1231 property treats this loss as an ordinary loss. Gains are split into two categories: Section 1231 gains and Section 1245 gains.

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