topic home sale within 24 months of spouse's death in Deductions & credits

home sale within 24 months of spouse's death

bill113 — Sun, 15 Feb 2026 20:48:34 GMT

I sold my home within 24 months of my spouse's death yet TurboTax Premier for the Mac is only giving me a $250,000 exclusion when it should be $500,000. Why? This appears to be a major 'bug' in the software.

Case 1 176921060152 status is 'closed' but as of today, 02/15/2026 , the problem still exists.

Re: home sale within 24 months of spouse's death

M-MTax — Sun, 15 Feb 2026 19:17:02 GMT

Did you answer all of the questions correctly re ownership and use?

Note that the 24-month period starts from the exact date of death.

Sorry for your loss.

Re: home sale within 24 months of spouse's death

bill113 — Sun, 15 Feb 2026 20:57:31 GMT

Yes. TurboTax has admitted that the error appears in the TurboTax Premier for Mac version of their software. I spent 2.5 hours screen sharing with a TurboTax 'expert' on 02/04/2026. case no "176921060152" which is listed as 'closed' but 'bug' is still preset on 2/15/26.

Re: home sale within 24 months of spouse's death

DaveF1006 — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 18:47:46 GMT

Did you receive a followup message asking if your spouse lived in the house for at least 24 months since 12/31/2020.? To qualify, your spouse would have to live in the house 2 years prior to 12/31/2023 to qualify for his/her part of the exclusion.

@bill113