I’m Selling My House and Netting $800k. Can I Avoid Taxes While Downsizing for Retirement?

When you sell a primary residence, the IRS allows you to exclude from your capital gains taxes the first $250,000 of profits if you file single or $500,000 of profits if you file jointly. You must include any surplus of those amounts in your taxable capital gains for the year, though. So, what if you […] The post I’m Selling My House and Netting $800k. Can I Avoid Taxes While Downsizing for Retirement? appeared first on SmartReads by SmartAsset.