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    Mar 27, 2011, 01:55 PM
    Sale of inherited home
    My brother and I sold the home our parents left to us. The home FMV at time of death was 250,000. We sold it for 186,000.I filled out schedule D front with the following info:
    Line D-Sales Price-93,000
    Line E Basis-125,000
    Do I get to take a loss on my 1040, line 13, for $1500?

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    Mar 27, 2011, 02:56 PM

    How did you determine the fair market value and if the fair market value was 250 K, why did you not sell it at FMV
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    Mar 27, 2011, 08:39 PM
    I had the home appraised for the value as of the date of my Dad's death (11/2008). We sold the house in Dec of 2010. The home had been in a revokeable trust. After my dad's death, it was deeded to us, as the owners of the house. We never rented or lived in the home. Hope this is all clear.
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    Mar 28, 2011, 12:38 AM

    You do not report the loss from the sale of home property on schedule D (Form 1040). Loss from personal property is not deductible.
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