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lizC
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sale of inherited foreign property

My father passed away in 2019.  Under Italy's forced heirship laws, my mother and 6 children inherited ownership of my fathers (U.S. citizen) home in Italy.  We sold the home in 2024 my mother received 1/3 of the proceeds and 6 children received 1/6 each of the remaining 2/3 of the proceeds.  The sale price was $44,000. 

 

First question is, do we all need to report receiving this money?  

 

Second question is, if we do need to report it, then do we divide up the cost basis also in similar portions?  The FMV of the home basically did not change from my fathers death in 2019 to the time the house was sold in 2024, which is a very low FMV.

 

Third question is, if we are required to report this sale, do we use forms Schedule D and 8949?

Thank you

 

 

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RobertB4444
Employee Tax Expert

sale of inherited foreign property

You are required to report the sale.  

 

As you surmised the basis is divided among the heirs in the same way that the proceeds were.  It will be entered on schedule D and form 8949, although in TurboTax you will just scroll down all the way to the bottom of the Wages and Income section of your federal return and find "Less Common Income".  About midway down that section is an entry for 'Sale of Home'.  

 

Click on that and enter the information about the sale and the system will put the information on the proper forms for you.

 

@lizC 

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