{"id":1326,"date":"2019-03-01T19:52:12","date_gmt":"2019-03-02T00:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etax.com\/blog\/?p=1326"},"modified":"2019-07-08T13:48:31","modified_gmt":"2019-07-08T17:48:31","slug":"sale-of-a-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etax.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/01\/sale-of-a-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Sale of a Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">The tax overhaul retained the existing benefit for home sellers. Jointly filing married couples can exclude $500,000 from taxes on the sale of a primary home. The exemption for single filers is $250,000 in profit. For inflation, these amounts are not indexed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">For example, say Sam and Suzan bought a home for $150,000 many years ago and later made improvements that added $100,000. They&#8217;re selling the home for $600,000 this year. The sale&#8217;s gain or profit is $350,000. 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