We sold our daughter a townhome and gifted her the downpayment. how do I deal with that on the taxes?

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February 12, 2022
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xmasbaby0

Level 15

You do not enter anything about the down payment gift on your income tax return. But you may need to prepare a Form 709 gift form for the IRS. It is sent separately and is not part of an income tax return.

GIFTS

Money that you receive as a gift is not taxable income to you, and you do not need to report it on your income tax return. Money that you gave as a gift to someone else is not deductible for your taxes.

Turbo Tax does not support the gift tax form 709, but here is a link:

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f709.pdf

https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tips/estates/the-gift-tax-made-simple/L5tGWVC8N

https://www.forbes.com/sites/ashleaebeling/2017/10/19/irs-announces-2018-estate-and-gift-tax-limits-11-2-million-per-couple/#3226e75d4a4b

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xmasbaby0

Level 15

But....you previously owned the townhome yourselves? Was it your residence or was it a rental property that you owned? You might need to enter information about the sale of the townhome on your tax return.

SALE OF HOUSE

If your gain was more than $250,000 filing Single, or more than $500,000 filing Married Filing Jointly the sale must be reported on your tax return. Whether you re-invested the gain in to another house is irrelevant. If you have a Form 1099-S go to Federal>Wages and Income>Less Common Income>Sale of Home (gain or loss)

If you owned and lived in the home as your primary residence for at least 2 of the last 5 years on the date of the sale, you do not have to report the home sale if the gain is less than $250K filing Single, or less than $500K filing Married Filing Jointly (and you both owned and lived in the home for at least 2 years).