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First Time Buyers >Your Principal Residence
The Federal Tax Code allows married taxpayers to exclude from capital gains taxes up to $500,000 in profits from selling a home (singles can exclude $250,000). In order to qualify for this exemption, you must prove that that the home has been your principal residence for at least two out of the last five years. The establishment of the home as a principal residence depends on the facts of each homeowner's circumstance. Here are two cases to consider.
Homeowner A has lived at 25 Pine Drive for 12 years. Although he stays at his vacation cottage in another town for up to three months out of each year (sometimes more), 25 Pine Drive is his principal residence, where he lives most of the time. When he sells the home, Homeowner A (filing as a single individual) can keep up to $250,000 in tax-free profit.
Homeowner B buys 108 Maple Street, intending to live there. He rents it out while waiting to sell his current home, where he has lived for six years. His principal residence sells at the end of two years. Homeowner B moves into his new house, lives there for three months, and then decides to travel. After a six-month trip, he regrets buying 108 Maple Street and sells it. Even though he has owned the house on Maple Street for over two years, it won't qualify as "owner-occupied", because he only lived in it for a few months. Thus Homeowner B is not eligible to claim the tax exemption when he sells the house on Maple Street.
Consult your tax advisor for advice about your particular circumstance.
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Celia Simmer and Elke Simmer
TRAPP GMAC Real Estate
3321 Cedar Heights Dr.
Cedar Falls, Iowa 50613
Cell: 319-240-4337 or 240-3034
Toll Free: 877-292-2121
Office: 319-277-2121 ext 204
Fax: 319-277-2127
Email: Celia@CF4Sale.com
Email: Elke@cfu.net
Are you interested in buying or selling real estate in Waterloo or Cedar Falls, Iowa? If so, you've come to the right place! My name is Celia Simmer, and for the last 15 years, I've specialized in helping my clients find the perfect home or commercial space in beautiful Black Hawk County. Elke Gerdes, my daughter, and I would like you to allow us to be your guides.
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