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Home Sale/Farm Sale/Income Producing Property/Home Sale Exclusion

MGC94
Level 7

My clients sold home with farm for 565.000 purchased it  for 425000 in 2004 they qualify for 500,000 for  exclusion however is the farm consider income producing property where I can write off   improvements as well as closing cost.  The income is nominal probably about 1000 last year. The Improvements for the sale of the barn were 106000. Should I just write the improvements  off as a loss on the farm and transfer that amount from sch F to the 1040. the client earns close to 500,000 per year.

Thanks

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sjrcpa
Level 15

Doesn't really sound like a farm. Sounds like a hobby.

Improvements generally add to basis. I would not deduct deduct $106K expenses against $1K "farm" income.


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dkh
Level 15

What happened to the other $135,000 of the sale income......   Farm/Main Home Sale - Intuit Accountants Community