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If you have ever used the house as rental property, you will almost certainly have a depreciation recapture event with which to deal.
If the house has always been used as a second home (never "business property"), then the calculation is simple:
Selling Price LESS selling expenses LESS adjusted basis EQUALS gain (or loss). In your case, this would be long-term capital gain (taxed at more favorable rates than ordinary income).
See https://www.irs.gov/publications/p523#en_US_2020_publink100010751
You need to ensure that you factor in your basis adjustments, such as improvements made over the years, closing costs, and any casualty losses.
Purchase price + costs to BUY + costs to SELL = cost basis
Selling price - cost basis = long term cap gains taxed at no more than 20% ( + a possible 3% NIT tax).
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