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MGC94
Level 7
March 29, 2022
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Farm/Main Home Sale

  • March 29, 2022
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Client owned an income producing farm. Filed a schedule F. Their farm is also their main home address. They sold for $700,000. MFJ. Sold their main home over 20 years and moved. How do I report this sale? 

 

Home was in spouse's name, not in taxpayer's name. They file MFJ, but the house is only in the spouse's name. Do they get $500,000 exclusion, or only $250,000 because it's in her name?

 

 

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Level 6
March 29, 2022

Either spouse can meet the ownership requirement to get the $500k exclusion

§121(b)(2)(A)(i)

 

dkh
Level 15
March 29, 2022

Don't forget to allocate part of the sale to the farm buildings and land.  Depreciated buildings do not fall under the principal residence exclusion