Security Bank offers loans to self-directed IRAs to finance real estate investments under IRS approved structures. These loans allow IRAs to invest in real estate as an additional and attractive option as part of an integral estate planning strategy. Often such investments qualify for deferral of taxes under IRS regulations. While self-directed IRAs may make investments in a variety of asset types, Security Bank only makes loans to IRAs to finance real estate investments. If you are interested, contact your preferred Security Bank loan officer or banking center. You should also contact your attorney, tax or financial advisor, or estate planning consultant. Security Bank is not a financial advisor and does not provide financial, estate planning, tax or legal advice. Loan types that Security Bank specializes in for IRA borrowers are: Income producing commercial real estate, residential rental properties and residential buy-fix-sell properties.
The IRS permits a self-directed IRA to purchase or hold domestic or foreign real estate. The Self-Directed IRA is used for tax-free or tax-deferred investment of IRA funds in real estate.
According to experts, a self-directed traditional IRA would be afforded the advantage that all gains are tax-deferred until a distribution is taken from the IRA (traditionally no such distributions are required until age 70). In the case of a self-directed ROTH IRA, all gains would be tax free.
These are the arguments tax and investment advisors and estate planners use to motivate investors to use this methodology to structure their investments.
The IRS has always allowed real estate investments to be held under an IRA. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) also allows such investments. The one critical restriction is that the investment not involve a disqualified person.
The following is a list of some, but not all of the permitted investments:
Under IRS rules, an IRA owner may not invest in property that he/she, a relative, his/her business, already owns. The following are generally regarded as disqualified persons under the IRS rules:
More detailed definitions may be found on the IRS website.
It is important to understand what constitutes a prohibited transaction. Because Security Bank doesn’t provide advice to the customer, an IRA owner should consult with their tax advisors, estate planners and attorneys to avoid any transaction that might create problems or might bring into question the tax-deferred or tax-free status of the IRA. There are two categories of such transactions: Prohibited Investments and Prohibited Transactions.
The Internal Revenue Code defines a Prohibited Transaction to include any direct or indirect:
It is important to understand that for the purposes of the Internal Revenue Code, the owner and the self-directed IRA are separate entities whose interests are not related.
If you are interested in borrowing in your self-directed IRA, contact your preferred Security Bank loan officer or banking center. You should also contact your attorney, tax or financial advisor, or estate planning consultant. Security Bank is not a financial advisor and does not provide financial, estate planning, tax or legal advice.
