I live and worked in Tennessee for the whole year of 2023. but a house in Florida that had mine and my exes name on it foreclosed and I received half of the excess funds which was about $10,000, will I be penalized and owe the irs on that amount or is there a form and I report it as income?
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You'll owe taxes on any gain from the sale just as if you had sold it yourself. The home was sold to cover the debt that was owed on it but that may not reflect your actual gain or loss from the sale.
You will enter the sale just as if you sold a residence. You will input the total amount that the property was sold for and enter the total amount that you paid for the property OR (if you were not personally liable for the debt) you will use the balance due on the mortgage as the amount paid for the home. Any gain from the sale is taxable. Any loss is deductible.
You should receive a tax form related to the sale.
Here is an excellent article from TurboTax on foreclosures and short sales.
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