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Cost Basis for "second home"

In 2017 I took ownership of my parents home for estate planning purposes with the idea that they would live there until they passed on and then I would sell it.  In 2021, my father passed and my mom didn't want to live there anymore.  I therefore sold the house and gave her the money from the sale, which she then used to purchase another home.  Now, as I try to do taxes for 2021, and not wanting to have to pay several thousand dollars in taxes for a home that I literally received $0 from the sale thereof, I am trying to figure out what to do.  Is my cost basis for the home $0 because we literally just transferred it over to me?  Is it the market value of the home at the time of the transfer?  Am I entirely missing the boat and not thinking about something I should be?  Thanks in advance for any and all advice.

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Cost Basis for "second home"

HelenC12
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Cost Basis for "second home"

Please clarify. When you say you took ownership, does that mean the title or deed for the home was transferred to you and the paper work filed with a government agency?

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