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Deductions & credits
Did you already e-file? If you already e-filed then you might need to amend after the return has been fully processed, but we do not have enough information to know if you even need to enter the sale of the house.
SALE OF 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
TO ENTER THE SALE OF YOUR PRIMARY HOME
- Start with Federal
- Click on Wages and Income
- Select Choose what I work on
- Scroll down to Less Common Income
- On Sale of Home (gain or loss),
- Click the start or update button
NOTE: If you have ever used the home as rental property or claimed a home office, you have more information to enter