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Since 1998, most people haven't had to worry about owing taxes when they sell their home, even if they clear a hefty profit when they do so. There's no longer any need to buy another house to roll ...
States that do not tax income (Alaska, Florida, Nevada, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming) do not tax capital gains either, nor do two (New Hampshire and Tennessee) that do or did tax only income from dividends and interest. Washington state does not collect income taxes but has passed a CG tax as an excise (rather than income or property) tax. [17]
A gain realized on the sale of other real estate held at least 30 years, however, is not taxable, although this will become subject to 15.5% social security taxes as of 2012. (There is a sliding scale for non-principal residence property owned for between 22 and 30 years.)
Basis (or cost basis), as used in United States tax law, is the original cost of property, adjusted for factors such as depreciation.When a property is sold, the taxpayer pays/(saves) taxes on a capital gain/(loss) that equals the amount realized on the sale minus the sold property's basis.
The states imposing sales taxes also impose a similar tax on buyers of taxable property or services in those cases where sales tax is not paid. Use taxes are functionally equivalent to sales taxes. The sales and use taxes, taken together, "provide a uniform tax upon either the sale or the use of all tangible personal property irrespective of ...
However, homeowners typically receive a warning via certified mail, and paying the taxes in full before the sale prevents the property from being sold. McElroy's case is different — she was ...
President Biden's $1.8 trillion American Families Plan, unveiled before Congress earlier this week, includes a proposal to change taxes on inherited real estate. While the change is aimed at ...
If the tax is not paid within a specified period of time (including additional interest, penalties, and costs), a tax sale is held, which may result in either 1) the actual sale of a property, or 2) a lien sold to a third party, who (after another specified period of time) may take action to claim the property, or force a later sale to redeem ...