capital gain tax
Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions
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![, Lauren and Javier were married in 2016. A year
later, in 2017, they purchased their first home for
$350,000. After making this house their main
home for three years, the couple relocated to
another state in May 2020. At first, they were
reluctant to sell the house they had purchased in
2017 because they thought they might
eventually move back. However, they finally did
put the house on the market, and in August
2021, they sold it for $470,000. Their expenses of
sale included a real estate commission of
$28,000. Lauren and Javier will file a joint 2021
return. Their only other income for the year
consisted of $198,000 in wages. What amount of
capital gain tax will they have to pay on the sale
of this property?
$0
$13,800
$18,000
$22,080](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F71a6b9af-79cd-4d12-a858-098c897cdcbb%2Ff151e64b-d7cc-43a7-b0b0-0b52515d0e9e%2Fwielpt_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:, Lauren and Javier were married in 2016. A year
later, in 2017, they purchased their first home for
$350,000. After making this house their main
home for three years, the couple relocated to
another state in May 2020. At first, they were
reluctant to sell the house they had purchased in
2017 because they thought they might
eventually move back. However, they finally did
put the house on the market, and in August
2021, they sold it for $470,000. Their expenses of
sale included a real estate commission of
$28,000. Lauren and Javier will file a joint 2021
return. Their only other income for the year
consisted of $198,000 in wages. What amount of
capital gain tax will they have to pay on the sale
of this property?
$0
$13,800
$18,000
$22,080
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