topic I have owned my house for 2 years prior to selling my house, however the system is not acknowledging that I have. in Deductions & credits

I have owned my house for 2 years prior to selling my house, however the system is not acknowledging that I have.

half93pinoy — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:12:20 GMT

Re: I have owned my house for 2 years prior to selling my house, however the system is not acknowledging that I have.

DoninGA — Mon, 29 Jan 2024 21:25:48 GMT

The date purchased and the data sold must be greater than 730 days.

Re: I have owned my house for 2 years prior to selling my house, however the system is not acknow...

DianeW777 — Mon, 29 Jan 2024 22:22:13 GMT

There may be a check box or entry that was missed. If not, a diagnostic file is an option, see below the entry instructions.

Follow the information below to enter your home sale.

Search (upper right magnifier) > Type sale of home > Enter > Use the Jump to... link
Select 'Yes' it is the sale of your main home
Select 'Continue' on Sold A Home page > Enter the address of the home
Answer the question about whether you receive a Form l1099-S > Date Sold, Selling Price and Selling Expenses > Continue
Next, enter the 'Date Bought or Acquired' (This tells TurboTax how long you owned it)
Enter your cost
Answer the question about how many months you lived in your home (must be at least 24 months)
Continue to answer the questions to arrive at your exclusion

If you would like to send us a “diagnostic” file that has your “numbers” but not your personal information it would help.  If you would like to do this, here are the instructions:

TurboTax Online:

Go to the black panel on the left side of your program and select Tax Tools.

Then select Tools below Tax Tools.
A window will pop up which says Tools Center.
On this screen, select Share my file with Agent.
You will see a message explaining what the diagnostic copy is.  Click okay through this screen and then you will get a Token number.
Reply to this thread with your Token number. This will allow us to open a copy of your return without seeing any personal information.

TurboTax CD/Download:

If you like, you can send a copy of your return that will be scrubbed to eliminate your personal data by using these steps:

Click on Online in the top left menu of TurboTax CD/Download for Windows
Select 'Send Tax File to Agent'
Write down or send an image of your token number then place in this issue.
We can then review your exact scenario for a solution.
Please also tell us any states included in the return.

We will then be able to see exactly what you are seeing and we can determine what exactly is going on in your return and provide you with a resolution.

Re: I have owned my house for 2 years prior to selling my house, however the system is not acknowledging that I have.

Carl — Mon, 29 Jan 2024 22:56:46 GMT

The house must have been your primary residence for at least 730 days of the last 1526 days you owned it. The closing date of your sale does not count as a day having lived in the property. If you moved out say, 1 week before the closing date, then it's perfectly possible the property was not your primary residence for the full 730 days.
Rarely does someone vacate their residence just one day prior to closing on the sale. I've only seen that when there's a lease back agreement as part of the sales contract. But even then, the day count stops one day before the closing date, because as of that date the owner no longer owns the property.