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Do renovations count as sales expense on the primary house i sold?

They are miscellaneous bills like carpet cleaning, mowing, and etc.

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Do renovations count as sales expense on the primary house i sold?

You might find it helpful to read IRS Pub. 530, Tax Information for Homeowners
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p530.pdf

and IRS Pub. 523, Selling your home
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p523.pdf

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Do renovations count as sales expense on the primary house i sold?

You might find it helpful to read IRS Pub. 530, Tax Information for Homeowners
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p530.pdf

and IRS Pub. 523, Selling your home
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p523.pdf

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