| IF... | | THEN... |
| you inherited your home | 1 | skip lines 1–4 of the worksheet. |
| 2 | find your basis using the rules under Home received as inheritance. Enter this amount on line 5. |
| 3 | fill out lines 6–13. |
| you received your home as a gift | 1 | read Home received as gift and enter on lines 1 and 3 of the worksheet either the donor's adjusted basis or the home's fair market value at the time of the gift, whichever is appropriate. |
| 2 | if you can add any federal gift tax to your basis, enter that amount on line 5. |
| 3 | fill out lines 6–13. |
| you received your home as a trade for other property | 1 | enter on line 1 of the worksheet the fair market value of the other property at the time of the trade. (But if you received your home as a trade for your previous home before May 7, 1997, and had a gain on the trade that you postponed using Form 2119, enter on line 1 of the worksheet the adjusted basis of the new home from that Form 2119.) |
| 2 | fill out lines 2–13. |
| you built your home | 1 | add the purchase price of the land and the cost of building the home. See Construction . Enter that total on line 1 of the worksheet. (However, if you filed a Form 2119 to postpone gain on the sale of a previous home before May 7, 1997, enter on line 1 of the worksheet the adjusted basis of the new home from that Form 2119.) |
| 2 | fill out lines 2–13. |
| you received your home from your spouse after July 18, 1984 | 1 | skip lines 1–4 of the worksheet. |
| 2 | enter on line 5 your spouse's adjusted basis in the home just before you received it. |
| 3 | fill out lines 6–13, including adjustments to basis only for events after the transfer. |
| you owned a home jointly with your spouse, who transferred his or her interest in the home to you after July 18, 1984 | | fill out one worksheet, including adjustments to basis for events both before and after the transfer. |
| you received your home from your spouse before July 19, 1984 | 1 | skip lines 1–4 of the worksheet. |
| 2 | enter on line 5 the home's fair market value at the time you received it. |
| 3 | fill out lines 6–13, including adjustments to basis only for events after the transfer. |
| you owned a home jointly with your spouse, who transferred his or her interest in the home to you before July 19, 1984 | 1 | fill out lines 1–13 of the worksheet, including adjustments to basis only for events before the transfer. |
| 2 | multiply the amount on line 13 by 50% (.50) to get the adjusted basis of your half-interest at the time of the transfer. |
| 3 | multiply the fair market value of the home at the time of the transfer by 50% (.50). Generally, this is the basis of the half-interest that your spouse owned. |
| 4 | add the amounts from steps 2 and 3 and enter the total on line 5 of a second worksheet. |
| 5 | complete lines 6–13 on the second worksheet, including adjustments to basis only for events after the transfer. |
| you owned your home jointly with a nonspouse | 1 | fill out lines 1–13 of the worksheet. |
| 2 | multiply the amount on line 13 by your percentage of ownership to get the adjusted basis of your part-interest. |