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Where do I enter info on a new home purchase. Im getting hit with capital gains taxes from selling my old house. they dont give options for reinvesting.

 
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Where do I enter info on a new home purchase. Im getting hit with capital gains taxes from selling my old house. they dont give options for reinvesting.

There is no option for reinvesting in a new home (principal residence); that particular requirement was eliminated years ago.

 

Currently,  if you owned and used your home as your main home for a period aggregating at least two years out of the five years prior to its date of sale, you may qualify to exclude up to $250,000 of gain from the sale (up to $500,000 if you file a joint return with your spouse).

 

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

 

TurboTax will guide you through the reporting process in the Sale of Home section.

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Where do I enter info on a new home purchase. Im getting hit with capital gains taxes from selling my old house. they dont give options for reinvesting.

There is no option for reinvesting in a new home (principal residence); that particular requirement was eliminated years ago.

 

Currently,  if you owned and used your home as your main home for a period aggregating at least two years out of the five years prior to its date of sale, you may qualify to exclude up to $250,000 of gain from the sale (up to $500,000 if you file a joint return with your spouse).

 

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

 

TurboTax will guide you through the reporting process in the Sale of Home section.

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