§1045 QSBS Rollover Planner — Griffin Law Firm

§1045 QSBS Rollover Planner

Check your eligibility for a §1045 qualified small business stock rollover and calculate potential tax savings across three planning scenarios. Updated for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), effective July 4, 2025.
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Eligibility
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Results

Eligibility Check

Answer these questions about the stock you sold (or plan to sell).

1. Was the stock you sold original-issue shares in a domestic C corporation?
You must have acquired the stock at original issuance — not on a secondary market or exchange.
2. Did the issuing corporation meet the applicable gross-asset limit at the time the stock was issued?
Gross assets include cash received for the stock issuance, measured when you acquired the shares. The limit is $75 million for stock issued after July 4, 2025; for stock issued on or before that date, the limit is $50 million.
3. Did you hold the stock for more than 6 months before selling?
Section 1045 requires a holding period of more than 6 months (not 5 years — that's §1202).
4. Did the corporation use at least 80% of its assets in an active trade or business during substantially all of your holding period?
Certain industries are excluded: hospitality, banking, insurance, farming, mining, and professional services (law, accounting, consulting, etc.).
5. Have you identified replacement QSBS to reinvest in — stock in a different qualifying C corporation?
The replacement stock must be newly issued QSBS from a different company that independently meets all QSBS requirements.
6. Did you hold the stock directly (as an individual) or through a pass-through entity?
Partnerships and S corporations have special rules under §1045(b)(5). The election is made at the partner/shareholder level.