ragemedia
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Do I have to close on the exact date 2 years later to avoid Capital Gains tax

We closed on our current house Jan 15th, 2016, we are scheduled to sell this house on Jan 2nd, 2018.  This house has been our primary residence the entire time we have owned it.  Do we need to see if we can push closing to the 15th 2018 or will the capital gains tax not apply because we have used this address for two congruent years on our taxes.