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March 30, 2022
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0% Captial Gain tax rate

  • March 30, 2022
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My client is on a fixed income of less than 40k annually. She sold her house last year for a big gain above the primary residency exemption. Does she qualify for the 0% tax rate on long-term capital gain?

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Best answer by TaxGuyBill

@Clipperclerk wrote:

My client is on a fixed income of less than 40k annually.


 

If she started off with $40,000 of income, and adds in a large amount of additional income from the sale, that puts her income much higher.  So if she had a $200,000 of taxable gain from the sale, her income is now $240,000.  That means much of the capital gains would be taxed at 15%.

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IRonMaN
Level 15
March 30, 2022

What happens when you load it into the software?

Slava Ukraini!
Level 3
March 30, 2022

It calculates a capital gains tax at the15% rate.

sjrcpa
Level 15
March 30, 2022

But probably not all of it is taxed at 15%.

Look at the Schedule D Tax Computation worksheet. It is most likely correct.

The more I know the more I don’t know.
Just-Lisa-Now-
Intuit Community Champion
March 30, 2022

If shes on Social Security, dont forget to remind her that her Medicare Premiums will go up for 2023 due to this increase in income.

https://www.medicareresources.org/medicare-eligibility-and-enrollment/what-is-the-income-related-monthly-adjusted-amount-irmaa/

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Level 15
March 30, 2022

@Clipperclerk wrote:

My client is on a fixed income of less than 40k annually.


 

If she started off with $40,000 of income, and adds in a large amount of additional income from the sale, that puts her income much higher.  So if she had a $200,000 of taxable gain from the sale, her income is now $240,000.  That means much of the capital gains would be taxed at 15%.

Level 3
March 30, 2022

Thank You all!  Makes Sense