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January 25, 2025
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I sold a home and bought another this year.do I need to report this transaction?

  • January 25, 2025
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    January 26, 2025

    Maybe.

     

    If your gain was more than  $250,000 filing Single, or more than $500,000 filing Married Filing Jointly the sale must be reported on your tax return.  Whether you re-invested the gain in to another house is irrelevant.  If you  have a Form 1099-S go to Federal>Wages and Income>Less Common Income>Sale of Home (gain or loss)

    If you owned and lived in the home as your primary residence for at least 2 of the last 5 years on the date of the sale, you do not have to report the home sale if the gain is less than $250K filing Single, or less than $500K filing Married Filing Jointly (and you both owned and lived in the home for at least 2 years).

    • If you are using online TT, you need Premium software to report the 1099-S

     

     

    NOTE:   If you have ever used the home as rental property or claimed a home office, you have more information to enter

     

    https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/homeowner-tax-credits-deductions/selling-home-affect-taxes/L3I66YR0u_US_en_US?uid=m6cuq5qg

     

     

    And.....you purchased a home-----are you going to itemize mortgage interest, property tax or mortgage insurance?

     

    Go to Federal> Deductions and Credits> Your Home to enter mortgage interest, property taxes, and mortgage insurance that you paid in 2024   You should have a 1098 from your mortgage lender that shows this information.  Lenders send these in January/early February or you may be able to import the 1098 from the lender’s website.

     

    **Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to offer the most correct information possible. The poster disclaims any legal responsibility for the accuracy of the information that is contained in this post.**