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March 4, 2021
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selling rental property

  • March 4, 2021
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My brain isn't working well--

if you bought a rental property for $150,000, and a few years later sell it for $300,000

(not adding/subtracting costs and basis here), you have a profit of $150,000.

However, you still had a loan of $90,000.  Do you subtract the amount of the loan from the profit  to get to the net profit you pay taxes on?

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Best answer by abctax55

Did you report that original loan as income when you got it?   Most likely not, so paying it back isn't a *deduction*.

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sjrcpa
Level 15
March 4, 2021

No.

 

 

The more I know the more I don’t know.
abctax55
abctax55Answer
Level 15
March 4, 2021

Did you report that original loan as income when you got it?   Most likely not, so paying it back isn't a *deduction*.

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DWoodsAuthor
Level 2
March 4, 2021

Thanks.  Got it figured out and realized the answer was right in front of us.  My brain hurts!