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Deductions & credits

Did you sell your main home?

To report the sale of main home:

  • Login to your account.
  • Select Federal from the left menu
  • Go to Wages and Income then Income and Expenses.
  • Scroll down to Less Common Income.
  • Select Start next to Sale of Home.
  • Continue to the Sales Information screen and enter your expenses.

 

Sales expenses are listed in the sellers column of your settlement statement and include:
 - commissions
 - appraisal fees
 - broker's fees
 - legal fees
 - advertising fees
 - home inspection reports
 - title insurance
 - transfer taxes or fees
 - geological surveys
 - loan charges (points) or other fees paid on the buyer's behalf
 - any fees for a service that helped you sell your home without a broker (listing fees, promotional fliers, etc.) 

NOTE:
Sales expenses do not include:
 - mortgage payoffs
 - home equity loan payoffs
 - rent-back costs
 - payoff to creditors
 - property taxes
 - home owner association fees

 

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