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posted Jun 4, 2019 12:14:24 PM

I own a home with sibling we have lived in for 8yr. Pd $124K. If sell house for $200K. $80K profit. Do we each have to buy a house of $200K so not pay capital gains tax?

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Jun 4, 2019 12:14:26 PM

There is no longer any "roll over" provision in the income tax code that allows you to defer capital gain on the sale of your home; that was abandoned long ago.  Instead you are now allowed, if you are single,  to exclude capital gains of up to $250,000 when you sell your home, paying no capital gains tax.

https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc701


Tom Young


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Level 13
Jun 4, 2019 12:14:26 PM

There is no longer any "roll over" provision in the income tax code that allows you to defer capital gain on the sale of your home; that was abandoned long ago.  Instead you are now allowed, if you are single,  to exclude capital gains of up to $250,000 when you sell your home, paying no capital gains tax.

https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc701


Tom Young