For DST Sponsors

Your Investors Deserve Documentation That Matches Your Due Diligence

You spent months structuring the offering. But if your investors' 1031 exchanges aren't documented correctly after closing, their tax benefits are at risk. EPC ensures every investor's exchange is reported accurately.

The Documentation Gap in DST Investments

DST 1031 exchanges involve unique complexities that most CPAs encounter rarely — if ever. Without specialized documentation, common reporting challenges include:

Basis allocation across DST interests

Fractional ownership, reserves, and offering costs create basis complexities that require specialized analysis

Depreciation not optimized for the investor's situation

DST investors often leave significant deductions on the table by defaulting to the trust's depreciation schedule

Boot and reserve treatment on Form 8824

Reserves, loan-to-value differences, and cash boot all require careful classification to avoid overpayment

EPC helps your investors avoid these pitfalls by providing specialized post-closing documentation that complements your offering.

How We Help Your Investors

Specialized documentation for every stage of the DST investment lifecycle

Exchange-Into-DST Documentation

We handle the post-closing analysis for investors exchanging into your DST offerings — basis allocation, boot treatment, and depreciation scheduling.

Reports each investor's CPA can file from directly

DST Sale & Re-Exchange

When your DST sells, investors need accurate documentation to exchange into their next property or properly report the sale.

Critical for secondary exchanges

Audit Assurance

If any exchange we've documented faces an IRS audit, we defend it at no additional cost. Your investors get peace of mind.

Included free with every engagement

Why DST Sponsors Partner With Us

Scale Across Your Investor Base

We handle documentation for multiple investors in the same offering efficiently—consistent quality, individual optimization.

Strengthen Investor Confidence

When investors' exchanges are reported correctly, it reinforces confidence in your offerings and reduces post-closing questions.

DST-Specific Expertise

We understand reserve treatment, loan-to-value implications, fractional basis allocation, and the nuances of DST sales that general CPAs rarely encounter.

Backed by E&O Insurance

Our work is backed by $2,000,000 in professional liability coverage and free audit representation.

Common DST Documentation Scenarios

  • Investor exchanges relinquished property into a DST
  • Investor exchanges into multiple DSTs in a single exchange
  • DST property is sold and investors need sale reporting
  • Step-up in basis calculations for inherited DST interests

Let's Discuss a Partnership

See how EPC can streamline post-closing documentation for your investors and strengthen your offering.