Hal_Al
Level 15

Investors & landlords

Some other issues:

 

You probably still qualify for the home sale exclusion of the capital gain (up to $500,000 Married filing jointly). Active-duty military, foreign service, and intelligence community members may be able to use more than the normal  five year period to live in the home for 24 months. They are allowed to “suspend” the 5 year period. If you meet certain requirements, you can accumulate the time you lived in the home over up to a 15-year period.

 

If you qualify for the home sale exclusion, you still have to pay tax on the "depreciation recapture" portion of the gain.

 

You may not take a deduction for (or depreciate) the value of your labor for  "personally  done repairs and upgrades".

 

If you qualify for the home sale exclusion, I recommend you enter the sale as sale of home rather than sale of a rental.