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Form 1040 (Schedule D) Capital Gains and Losses
Instructions for Schedule D (Form 1040), Capital Gains and Losses

Form 1041 (Schedule D) Capital Gains and Losses

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Publication 523 Selling Your Home

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Publication 3 - Armed Forces' Tax Guide - Sale of Home

Sale of Home. You may not have to pay tax on all or part of the gain from the sale of your main home. Usually,...

Publication 17 - Your Federal Income Tax (For Individuals) - Other Income

Sale of home. You may be able to exclude from income all or part of any gain from the sale or exchange of...

Publication 17 - Your Federal Income Tax (For Individuals) - Adjusted Basis

Postponed gain from sale of home. If you postponed gain from the sale of your main home under rules in effect...

Publication 17 - Your Federal Income Tax (For Individuals) - Selling Your Home

Selling Your Home. Reminders. Home sold with undeducted points. If you have not deducted all the points you...

Publication 17 - Your Federal Income Tax (For Individuals) - Interest Expense

Sale of home. If you sell your home, you can deduct your home mortgage interest (subject to any limits that...

Publication 519 - U.S. Tax Guide for Aliens - Gain From the Sale of Your Main Home

Gain From the Sale of Your Main Home. If you sold your main home, you may be able to exclude up to $250,000...

Publication 537 - Installment Sales - General Rules

Sale of Your Home. If you sell your home, you may be able to exclude all or part of the gain on the sale....

Publication 551 - Basis of Assets - Adjusted Basis

Postponed Gain From Sale of Home. If you postponed gain from the sale of your main home before May 7, 1997,...

Publication 554 - Tax Guide for Seniors - Sale of Home

Sale of Home. You may be able to exclude from income any gain up to $250,000 ($500,000 on a joint return in...

Frequently Asked Questions

FAQ - Interest, Dividends, Other Types of Income

Is the money received from the sale of inherited property considered taxable income? To determine if the sale...

FAQ - Capital Gains, Losses, Sale of Home

How do you report the sale of a second residence? Your second home is considered a capital asset. Use Form...

FAQ - Capital Gains, Losses, Sale of Home

If I sell my home and use the money I receive to pay off the mortgage, do I have to pay taxes on that money?...

FAQ - Capital Gains, Losses, Sale of Home

If I exclude the gain on the sale of my former principal residence this year, can I take the exclusion again...

FAQ - Capital Gains, Losses, Sale of Home

A property was my principal residence for the first 2 of the 5 years ending on the date of the sale of the...

FAQ - Capital Gains, Losses, Sale of Home

I sold my principal residence this year. What form do I need to file? You may qualify to exclude from your...

FAQ - Capital Gains, Losses, Sale of Home

Is the loss on the sale of your home deductible? The loss on the sale of a personal residence used by the taxpayer...

FAQ - Sale or Trade of Business, Depreciation, Rentals

I have a home office. Can I deduct expenses like mortgage, utilities, etc., but not deduct depreciation so...

Tax Topics

Tax Topic 701

Sale of Your Home. If you have a gain from the sale of your main home, you may qualify to exclude all or part...

Tax Topic 703

Basis of Assets. Basis is generally the amount of your investment in a property for tax purposes. Use your...

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Amount Realized

Capital Gains and Losses

Deducting Taxes in the Year of Sale

Depreciation Recapture

Down Payment Assistance

Period of Ownership and Use

Primary Residence

Sale of Home Acquired in a Like-kind Exchange

Sale of Main Home by Surviving Spouse

Sale of Property, Gain or Loss

Sale or Exchange of Home

Special Rule for Long-time Residents of Same Main Home