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1. This is not a question, but a factual statement for the sole purpose of prividing pertinent details so the numbered questions following it can be answered. This "response" you're reading "right now" is just a place holder.
2. Yes
3. Assuming you are the seller and not the buyer, any monies you basically "refunded" to the buyer reduce your cost basis. You don't have to split that proportionally either. If the rehab was to pay for repairs or anything else to the structure, that reduces the structure sales price, which of course will reduce your overall total sales price. The value and sales price of the land does not change. But hey, if you want to allocate you most certainly can. It will still reduce your taxable gain if you do or don't allocate.
The only thing the IRS gets is pertinent information from the HUD from the closing agent, and the 1099-S you got from the bank. They IRS does not expect numbers to match up exactly, as they never do and never will. But so long as your numbers are within a realistic range, no flags get raised.
Here's some additional information to help you.
- Cost that you incur associated with disposition of the property as the seller, are added to your cost basis of that property.
- Cost associated with your disposition/payoff of an existing mortgage you had on the property, are a flat out straight up deduction from any gain you receive.
So it extremely rare (to the point I've never even heard of it happening) for your taxable gain to be anywhere that close to the amount reported to you on the 1099-S. It most definitely won't be spot on.
Oh yeah, one more thing. If you actually got a HUD-1 closing statement at the closing, make sure you only use the numbers from the "sellers costs" column. The other column is for the buyer - not you.
Sales expenses include:
- commissions
- appraisal fees
- broker's fees
- legal fees
- advertising fees
- home inspection reports
- title insurance
- transfer taxes or fees
- geological surveys
- loan charges (points) or other fees paid on the buyer's behalf
Sales expenses do not include:
- mortgage payoffs
- home equity loan payoffs
- rent-back costs
- payoff to creditors
- property taxes
- home owner association fees
Thanks for your reply.
I am not sure where I enter this: The rehab is a basis adjustment
Also where will the property taxes I paid on closing statement will be entered if its not past of sales expenses?
1000 Section: Reserves Deposited With Lender
1002-1004 are deposited with your lender and will be deductible as a current expense when the funds are disbursed from your escrow account by the lender.
Hi not sure how to use the above post.
If you can please guide me where to put in Rehab cost for basis adjustment I will be good ..
I put the property taxes in the rental section and not past of the HUD costs as you mentioned.
The rehab costs can be either added to basis or claimed as a selling expense.
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