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Principal residence exclusion

Under Section 121, exclusion of up to $250,000 of gain ($500,000 for qualifying joint filers) if the home was owned and used as a principal residence for periods totaling at least two years in the five years before sale. It cannot apply twice within two years.

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  • Federal income tax treatment of a home: deductions and the principal residence exclusion New York

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