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Capital Gains Taxes

Information to help you understand the real estate tax laws for capital gains and losses.
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Buying a Home - What's Deductible
A list of items that home buyers can deduct at tax time.
Divorce and Home Sale Gains
Do you owe capital gains taxes if your ex-spouse buys-out your share in your home? What taxes do you owe if you sell the home later? Find out how divorce affects real-estate-related capital gains taxes.
Home Sale Tax Estimator
This calculator from Smartmoney.com will help you determine if you owe capital gains taxes on the sale of your home.
Owning Real Estate - What's Tax Deductible?
Learn what costs the IRS will allow you to deduct during the time you own real estate.
Taxes - Home Sale Exclusions
Quicken.com provides easy-to-understand information about capital gains related to the sale of your home.
Taxes on Vacation Homes
This article describes the different tax-related scenarios owners encounter when renting their vacation homes, and how the sale of a vacation home relates to capital gains taxes.

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