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Employee
June 5, 2019
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Selling a house that used to be residential home

  • June 5, 2019
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We had been living in a house, that we purchased in July 2002, for more than 13 years. We bought another house and moved out  by December 2015. We put this house for rent for two and a half (1 1/2) year. We took it back in 2018 and listed it for sale in October 2018. Are we still qualified for residential capital gain exemption?

Best answer by Anita01

Yes, because you lived in the property for 2 of the last 5 years.  You will, however, have to pay tax on the amount of depreciation you took while it was rented.

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Employee
June 5, 2019

Yes, because you lived in the property for 2 of the last 5 years.  You will, however, have to pay tax on the amount of depreciation you took while it was rented.

Employee
June 5, 2019
Thank you very much for your answer!