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Inherited Property

Jori19f — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 04:29:21 GMT

My uncle passed away in Feb 2021. His house was left to me and transferred into my name in May 2021. I then sold the house to my cousin. I sold the house to her for what the house appraised for when he passed away. I'm confused on how I go about claiming this since it was an inherited property. I would LOVE to be able to file my taxes thru TurboTax this year but I'm afraid it may be too complicated and i may have to see an accountant. Please help!

Re: Inherited Property

fanfare — Wed, 19 Jan 2022 02:49:06 GMT

since your basis and ~~proceeds~~ selling price are the same you have a deduction for the expenses of the sale (Long Term capital loss)

you don't need an accountant.

look for section on sale of inherited property

Re: Inherited Property

Jori19f — Wed, 19 Jan 2022 03:00:15 GMT

Not sure if this will make a difference, but my cousin had the house appraised after she moved in and it appraised for $15k more than I sold it to her for. So maybe that would should a loss? Ill check out the section on sale of inherited property. Thank you

Re: Inherited Property

fanfare — Wed, 19 Jan 2022 03:21:52 GMT

You don't use your cousin's appraisal, you use your appraisal (FMV at time of death of the owner).

Home prices continue to rise.