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posted Jun 4, 2019 2:29:08 PM

Do I include these in selling expenses from my Seller's Closing Statement: County Excise Tax, Closing Water and Sewer Holdback, and Estimated Lienable Utility Bill?

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Intuit Alumni
Jun 4, 2019 2:29:09 PM

No.

Sales expenses include:

 - commissions

 - appraisal fees

 - broker's fees

 - legal fees

 - advertising fees

 - home inspection reports

 - title insurance

 - transfer taxes or fees

 - geological surveys

 - loan charges (points) or other fees paid on the buyer's behalf

 

Sales expenses do not include:

 - mortgage payoffs

 - home equity loan payoffs

 - rent-back costs

 - payoff to creditors

 - property taxes

 - home owner association fees


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Intuit Alumni
Jun 4, 2019 2:29:09 PM

No.

Sales expenses include:

 - commissions

 - appraisal fees

 - broker's fees

 - legal fees

 - advertising fees

 - home inspection reports

 - title insurance

 - transfer taxes or fees

 - geological surveys

 - loan charges (points) or other fees paid on the buyer's behalf

 

Sales expenses do not include:

 - mortgage payoffs

 - home equity loan payoffs

 - rent-back costs

 - payoff to creditors

 - property taxes

 - home owner association fees