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June 1, 2019
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Sold Land for $109K purchased for $89K,15 yrs ago had a second out on the land,any other expenses/deductions I can use to help reduce what the IRS sees as a $20K profit?

  • June 1, 2019
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    Best answer by Critter

    Purchase price + cost to purchase + cost of improvements over the years you owned the property (if any) + cost to sell = basis

    Selling price - basis = profit  

    Owning it for more than 1 year gets you a lower tax rate on the capital gain. Review the QDCGT worksheet to see how that is being calculated. 

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    Critter
    CritterAnswer
    Level 15
    June 1, 2019

    Purchase price + cost to purchase + cost of improvements over the years you owned the property (if any) + cost to sell = basis

    Selling price - basis = profit  

    Owning it for more than 1 year gets you a lower tax rate on the capital gain. Review the QDCGT worksheet to see how that is being calculated. 

    orzschaAuthor
    Level 2
    June 1, 2019
    Thank you for confirming, now my question is how / where do I enter my cost of improvements in Turbo Tax?