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Selling rental property and recording the gain, form doubling up the gains

We sold a rental townhome and had a gain on the sale as follows:

Original Purchase price =  $181,000

depreciation                   =    $100,000

Basis of property          =      $ 81,000

 

Selling price               =    $300,000

 

Gain on sale -   $219,000   

 

I though that $100,00 of this gain would be classified as section 1250 gain (recapturing the deprecation and $119,000 would be classifed at section 1231 gain.

 

However the K1 is showing $219,000 as section 1231 gain AND $100,000 of section 1250 gain.  Is this not overstating the gain on the sale of the property?  

 

What am i doing wrong in filling out the sale information on form 4979?

 

 

 

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Selling rental property and recording the gain, form doubling up the gains


@Ruth9 wrote:

However the K1 is showing $219,000 as section 1231 gain AND $100,000 of section 1250 gain.  Is this not overstating the gain on the sale of the property?


No, it is not overstating the gain.

 

Your total gain will continue to be $219,000 it is simply that $100,000 (recapture amount) of the total $219,000 gain is taxed differently (i.e., taxed at a maximum of 25%). 

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