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Deductions & credits
You have not provided us with any of the amounts of income involved from the sale of your house in TX. Buying a new home is irrelevant. But depending on how much the gain was from the house in TX, or upon whether you ever used the house as a rental property or claimed a home office, you might need to file a tax return. You have not mentioned whether you have a 1099S from the sale of the 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).
- If you are using online TT, you need Premium software to report the 1099-S
NOTE: If you have ever used the home as rental property or claimed a home office, you have more information to enter
Who has to file?
http://www.irs.gov/uac/Do-I-Need-to-File-a-Tax-Return%3F