Anonymous
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House was paid off. Then mortgage was taken out for $300,000 5 years ago. Sold house for $410,000 in 2016. I shouldn't have to pay capital gains since profit is $110,000?

My mother paid off her house after my father passed away.  7 years ago she took on a new mortgage of $300,000.  She sold her house in 2016 for $410,000.  She shouldn't have to pay capital gains tax since the profit is under $250,000 or is the profit different when she took out a new loan on the house?  She lived in the house more than 5 years and its located in California.