Revisiting the Capital Gains Tax Exemption for Home Sales
Despite a threefold increase in home prices, when a home is sold today, the amount of profit exempt from taxation remains pegged at a level established in 1997.
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Despite a threefold increase in home prices, when a home is sold today, the amount of profit exempt from taxation remains pegged at a level established in 1997.
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Single sellers can exclude $250,000 from their taxable profit and married sellers $500,000. The amounts haven’t changed in 25 years.