Will they qualify for any gain exclusions? If so, explain why. If not, explain why
Daniel Jackson bought a home in 2010, before he married his wife Sarah. In 2020, Daniel and Sarah are equired to move due to Sarah’s new position she was offered recently. Daniel bought the home for 250,000 and it is being sold for 700,000 (it has had some upgrades). Daniel is self-employed so this won’t
be a problem for him. Sarah and Daniel were married 8 years ago. During his ownership, Daniel had a home office, where he worked form time to time.
As a part of the sale, these are the required known attributes:
• Sales Contract Price: 700,000
• Expenses of the sale: 57,000
• Purchase price: 250,000
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1. Will they qualify for any gain exclusions? If so, explain why. If not, explain why
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