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Maximize Your Tax Savings: The Importance of Keeping Home Improvement Records Before Selling Your Home

CountingWorks PRO Marketing Team Season 1 Episode 96

Many taxpayers don’t feel the need to keep home improvement records, thinking the potential gain will never exceed the amount of the exclusion for home gains ($250,000 or $500,000 if both filer and spouse qualify) if they meet the 2-out-of-5-year use and ownership tests. Everyone hates to keep records but consider the consequences if you have a gain and a portion of it cannot be excluded.