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Home Sellers’ Profit Exclusions Aren’t One-Time Opportunities

The tax code authorizes “exclusions” that allow home sellers to completely sidestep federal and state income taxes on sizable portions of their profits when they unload their principal residences. The profit exclusions are as much as $500,000 for married couples who file joint returns and $250,000 for single filers and couples who file separate returns. So […]

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