Sarah (single) purchased a home on January 1, 2008, for $600,000. She eventually sold the home for $800,000. What amount of the $200,000 gain on the sale does Sarah recognize in each of the following alternative situations? (Assume accumulated depreciation on the home is $0 at the time of the sale.) Sarah used the property as a vacation home through December 31, 2021. She then used the home as her principal residence from January 1, 2022, until she sold it on January 1, 2025.

Sarah (single) purchased a home on January 1, 2008, for $600,000. She eventually sold the home for $800,000. What amount of the $200,000 gain on the sale does Sarah recognize in each of the following alternative situations? (Assume accumulated depreciation on the home is $0 at the time of the sale.) Sarah used the property as a vacation home through December 31, 2021. She then used the home as her principal residence from January 1, 2022, until she sold it on January 1, 2025.

CONCEPTS IN FED.TAX.,2020-W/ACCESS

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Chapter12: Nonrecognition Transactions

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