I bought my home as my primary residence in 2011. I lived there for one full year then converted it to rental property in 2012 when I got married and moved into my wife's home with her. My property was considered rental for 5 years through 2017. My wife and I divorced and I moved back into my home as my primary residence again in 2018. I'm planning on selling the house and I will meet the 2 out of 5 year use test, so consequently I should qualify for a tax exclusion with the sale. I'll also take into consideration depreciation from the time it was rental property.
In running a mock tax test through the Turbo screens for this, what's confusing to me is the language in the screen that asks "Did You Use This Home for Anything Other Than Your Primary Home?" Well, based on what I've described above I was certainly compelled to answer this as "Yes" until I read the note included that says "If you used your home for reasons other than your primary residence after it was no longer your primary home, select No." That fits, so now I feel I should check the "No" box. Can anyone who happens to see this, please clarify this for me? Thanks so much!
