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Legal fees to sell home

Are legal fees deductible in Schedule A for work my lawyer did related to the selling my home?

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‎January 6, 2023 5:28 AM
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DoninGA
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Legal fees to sell home

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‎January 6, 2023 5:36 AM
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Legal fees to sell home

Legal fees that are part of selling your home are an adjustment to the cost basis, and may reduce your capital gains.  They are not a separate itemized deduction, before or after the 2018 tax reform law.  See publication 523.

https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/about-publication-523

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