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    Dec 16, 2006, 03:02 PM
    Capital gains
    My mother is currently living with us,do to a fall. She wants to sell her house and move into assistant living, does she have to pay capital gains from the sale of her house? She is 78 years old
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    Dec 17, 2006, 07:17 AM
    She may be able to exclude a portion of the gain. (Up to $250,000.) You should begin gathering documentation relevant to the purchase of the house and any improvements for your tax preparer.
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    Dec 17, 2006, 10:00 AM
    Walt is correct. She will definitely qualify for an exclusion of $250,000 on the profit in selling the house. If ALL of the capital gains is below $250,000, she does not even have to report the sale of the house.
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    Sep 3, 2007, 03:12 PM
    It is my understanding that she has to live in the house for 2 or more year for an exlusion
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    Sep 4, 2007, 09:45 AM
    Living in the house for two out of the past FIVE years is normally a requirement, but her move is for medical reasons, which can qualify for a waiver of that rule.
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