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Calculating Gains on Sale

To determine the amount of your gains on the sale of your home, and whether the $250,000 or $500,000 exemption is large enough to save you from paying any tax on the sale of your home, compute your gains as shown in this example.

Example

Example

Kelly Vargas, a single person, sold her main home on September 15, 2014. She had owned and lived in it as her main home for seven years. Selling expenses that Kelly can subtract from the selling price of her home include the broker's commission, title insurance or abstract fees, legal fees, recording fees, advertising, escrow fees, geological surveys, and interest reimbursed on money borrowed for an option to purchase.

Kelly computed her gain as shown below. Since her gain is less than $250,000, she will not be taxed on the sale.

Selling price of home $195,000
Minus: selling expenses - 15,000
Amount realized on sale $180,000
Minus: adjusted basis of home - 50,000
Gain on sale $130,000

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