Tax advantages
Tax advantages
Non-listed REITs and listed REITs offer potential tax-advantaged income for investors.
REIT distributions are tax-advantaged
- REITs can deduct depreciation which reduces taxable income but has no effect on cash flow.
- REITs have the ability to characterize a portion of the distribution received as return of capital (ROC).1
- ROC distributions are tax deferred until redemption, at which time they are characterized as capital gains.
- Additionally, REIT distributions receive a 20% deduction on ordinary income, reducing the tax rate on ordinary income distributions from 37% to 29.6%.2
Real estate may offer high levels of income, a portion of which may be tax-advantaged
Average 10-year distribution rate3
An investor cannot invest directly in an index and index performance does not reflect the deduction of any fees, expenses or taxes. This chart is for illustrative purposes only and is not intended to represent the returns of any specific security. Index comparisons have limitations as volatility and other characteristics may differ from a particular investment. While there will be independent valuations of CNSREIT properties from time to time, the valuation of properties is inherently subjective and the CNSREIT NAV may not accurately reflect the actual price at which CNSREIT properties could be liquidated on any given day. Private Real Estate is not traded on a public exchange like the other securities shown.
Private real estate represented by the NCREIF NFI ODCE Index. U.S. Equities are represented by the S&P 500 Index and are subject to market risk. U.S. Bonds are represented by the Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index and is subject to credit risk. Listed Real Estate represented by the Nareit All Equity Index. 10-Tear Treasury Bonds are represented by the Barclays US Treasury 5-7 Yr Index and is subject to interest rate risk. Government bonds are guaranteed as to the timely payment of principal and interest. REIT Preferreds are represented by 75% ICE BofA US IG Institutional Capital Securities Index and 25% ICE BofA Core Fixed Rate Preferred TR Index.
1. Return of capital (ROC) distributions are distributions in excess of current or accumulated earnings and profits. Such distributions are not taxable to an investor to the extent they do not exceed the investor’s tax basis in its shares. Rather, the ROC reduces an investor’s tax basis in the year the distribution is received , and generally defers taxes on that portion of the distribution until the investor’s stock is sold via redemption. To the extent that a ROC exceeds an investor’s tax basis, it generally will be taxable as a capital gain. Such gain will be long-term capital gain if the investor has held its shares for than one year.
2. The description of tax consequences contained herein limited to the U.S. federal income tax consequences to a taxable U.S. person of an investment in CNSREIT. At this time, the 20% deduction to individual tax rates on the ordinary income portion of distributions is set to expire on December 31, 2025.
3. Average distribution rate calculated on a quarterly frequency for the trailing 10-year period ending December 31, 2022. After tax calculations assumes taxation at the highest marginal tax rate for each security income type. Assumes all real estate securities yield is eligible for the 20% Qualified Business Income deduction. Does not include the Medicare surcharge of 3.8% as well as state and local taxes.
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Offering Terms and Fees
Terms summarized herein are for informational purposes and qualified in their entirety by the more detailed information set forth in CNSREIT’s prospectus. You should read the prospectus carefully prior to making an investment.
Tax Information
This content should not be relied upon or considered as tax advice. Investors should consult their own tax advisors in order to understand any applicable tax consequences of an investment. Prospective investors should note that the tax treatment of each investor, and of any investment, depends on individual circumstances and may be subject to change in the future.
Risk Factors
Cohen & Steers Income Opportunities REIT, Inc. (“CNSREIT”) is a newly organized corporation formed to invest primarily in high quality, income-focused, stabilized assets within the United States. This investment involves a high degree of risk. You should purchase these securities only if you can afford the complete loss of your investment. You should read the prospectus carefully for a description of the risks associated with an investment in CNSREIT. These risks include, but are not limited to, the following:
- We have a limited operating history, and there is no assurance that we will achieve our investment objectives.
- Because this is a “blind pool” offering, you will not have the opportunity to evaluate our future investments before we make them.
- Since there is no public trading market for shares of our common stock, repurchase of shares by us will likely be the only way to dispose of your shares. Our share repurchase plan will provide stockholders with the opportunity to request that we repurchase their shares on a monthly basis, but we are not obligated to repurchase any shares and may choose to repurchase only some, or even none, of the shares that have been requested to be repurchased in any particular month in our sole discretion. In addition, repurchases will be subject to available liquidity and other significant restrictions. Further, our board of directors may make exceptions to, modify or suspend our share repurchase plan if, in its reasonable judgment, it deems such action to be in our best interest and the best interest of our stockholders, such as when repurchase requests would place an undue burden on our liquidity, adversely affect our operations or risk having an adverse impact on us that would outweigh the benefit of repurchasing our shares. Our board of directors cannot terminate our share repurchase plan absent a liquidity event that results in our stockholders receiving cash or securities listed on a national securities exchange or where otherwise required by law. As a result, our shares should be considered as having only limited liquidity and at times may be illiquid.
- We are a perpetual-life REIT. While we may consider a liquidity event at any time in the future, we are not obligated by our charter or otherwise to effect a liquidity event at any time.
- We cannot guarantee that we will make distributions, and, if we do, we may fund such distributions from sources other than cash flow from operations, including, without limitation, the sale of or repayments under our assets, borrowings, return of capital or offering proceeds (including from sales of our common stock or Operating Partnership units to the Special Limited Partner (each term as defined in the prospectus), and distributions may also be funded at least in part, indirectly, due to expenses paid on our behalf by the Advisor pursuant to the Expense Limitation and Reimbursement Agreement, which may be subject to reimbursement to the Advisor, and other temporary waivers or expense reimbursements to the Advisor or its affiliates, that may be subject to reimbursement to the Advisor or its affiliates. We have no limits on the amounts we may pay from such sources.
- The purchase and repurchase price for shares of our common stock are generally be based on our prior month’s net asset value (“NAV“) and are not based on any public trading market. While there will be independent valuations of our properties from time to time, the valuation of properties is inherently subjective and our NAV may not accurately reflect the actual price at which our properties could be liquidated on any given day.
- We have no employees and are dependent on the Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc. (the “Adviser”) to conduct our operations. The Adviser will face conflicts of interest as a result of, among other things, the allocation of investment opportunities among us and other Cohen & Steers Accounts (as defined in CNSREIT’s prospectus), the allocation of time of its investment professionals and the fees that we will pay to the Adviser.
- Principal and interest payments on any borrowings will reduce the amount of funds available for distribution or investment in additional real estate assets.
- There are limits on the ownership and transferability of our shares.
- This is a “best efforts” offering. If we are not able to raise a substantial amount of capital in the near term, our ability to achieve our investment objectives could be adversely affected.
- If we fail to qualify as a REIT and no relief provisions apply, our NAV and cash available for distribution to our stockholders could materially decrease.
- While our investment strategy is to invest in income-focused stabilized private real estate with a focus on providing current income to investors, there is no guarantee that we will achieve this strategy and an investment in us is not an investment in a fixed income instrument.
- The acquisition of investment properties may be financed in substantial part by borrowing, which increases our exposure to loss. The use of leverage involves a high degree of financial risk and will increase the exposure of the investments to adverse economic factors.
- Investing in commercial and other private real estate assets involves certain risks, including but not limited to: tenants’ inability to pay rent; increases in interest rates and lack of availability of financing; tenant turnover and vacancies; and changes in supply of or demand for similar properties in a given market.
- Substantial risks are involved in investing in real estate and real estate-related securities more generally. An unstable geopolitical climate and central bank policies could have a material adverse effect on general economic conditions, market conditions and liquidity. Additionally, a serious pandemic or natural disaster could severely disrupt global, national and/or regional economies, as experienced most recently after the March 2020 outbreak of COVID-19. Renewed outbreaks or the outbreak of new epidemics could result in health or other government authorities requiring the closure of offices or other businesses, including office buildings, retail stores and other commercial venues and could also result in a general economic decline.
Forward-Looking Statement
This material contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “believe,” “continue,” “identified” or other similar words or the negatives thereof. These may include our financial projections and estimates and their underlying assumptions, statements about plans, objectives and expectations with respect to future operations, statements with respect to acquisitions, statements regarding future performance and statements regarding identified but not yet closed acquisitions. Such forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain and there are or may be important factors that could cause actual outcomes or results to differ materially from those indicated in such statements. We believe these factors also include but are not limited to those described under the section entitled “Risk Factors” in the CNSREIT prospectus. These factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements that are included in this document (or CNSREIT’s public filings). Except as otherwise required by federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.
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