Yes, you qualify for a partial exclusion. The fact that you moved for a new job is sufficient. You can always get a letter from your employer at any time if needed.
Partial Exclusion May Be Available
If you don't meet the eligibility test, you may still qualify for a partial exclusion of gain if you moved because of work, health, or an unforeseeable event. You can qualify either by meeting a set of standard requirements (the “safe harbor” provisions) or by showing enough facts and circumstances to validate your claim.
Work-related move.
You meet the standard requirements if any of the following happened during the time you owned and lived in the home you sold:
- You took or were transferred to a new job in a work location at least 50 miles farther from home than your old work location.
- You had no previous work location and you began a new job at least 50 miles from home.
- Either of the above is true of your spouse, a co-owner of the home, or anyone else for whom the home was his or her residence
