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How long is a surviving spouse eligible for joint exclusion on sale of primary residence?

kcharles52
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Taxpayer died 4/15/19.  Spouse wants to sell home this year or next - does it matter?
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poolcleaner
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Surviving spouses may exclude $500,000 of home-sale profits from taxes if they sell the house within two years of their spouse's death, as long as they owned and lived in the house for two of the five years before the spouse died.

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poolcleaner
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Surviving spouses may exclude $500,000 of home-sale profits from taxes if they sell the house within two years of their spouse's death, as long as they owned and lived in the house for two of the five years before the spouse died.

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