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If you do not meet any of the qualifications for a reduced home sale exclusion, the capital gains rates are 0%, 15%, or 20% depending on your other income.
See the following from the IRS regarding the sale of a home:
However, if you don’t qualify for the full exclusion, you may qualify for a reduced exclusion if one from any from a number of listed unforeseen occurred.
The reduced exclusion percentage is calculated by dividing the number of days that you lived in the home divided by the number of days in two years. That percentage is multiplied by the full exclusion amount of 250,000 dollars (or 500,000 dollars for married joint filers).
The listed unforeseen events are as follows:
Work-related move. You meet the standard requirements if any of the following happened during the time you owned and lived in the home you sold:
Health-related move. You meet the standard requirements if any of the following happened during the time you owned and lived in the home you sold.
Unforeseeable events. You meet the standard requirements if any of the following happened during the time you owned and lived in the home you sold.
If you do not meet any of the qualifications for a reduced home sale exclusion, the capital gains rates are 0%, 15%, or 20% depending on your other income.
See the following from the IRS regarding the sale of a home:
However, if you don’t qualify for the full exclusion, you may qualify for a reduced exclusion if one from any from a number of listed unforeseen occurred.
The reduced exclusion percentage is calculated by dividing the number of days that you lived in the home divided by the number of days in two years. That percentage is multiplied by the full exclusion amount of 250,000 dollars (or 500,000 dollars for married joint filers).
The listed unforeseen events are as follows:
Work-related move. You meet the standard requirements if any of the following happened during the time you owned and lived in the home you sold:
Health-related move. You meet the standard requirements if any of the following happened during the time you owned and lived in the home you sold.
Unforeseeable events. You meet the standard requirements if any of the following happened during the time you owned and lived in the home you sold.
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