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Publication 523 explains tax rules that apply when you sell your main home. This publication explains the tax rules that apply when you sell (or otherwise give up ownership of) a home.

Publication 523, Selling Your Home, explains the tax rules that apply when you sell or otherwise give up ownership of a home. If you meet certain conditions, you may be able to exclude some of the gain from the sale of your home from your income and avoid paying taxes on it.

If you received a CP523, CP523 (SP) or CP623 notice, the IRS is informing you of the intent to terminate your installment agreement and seize (levy) your assets. You have defaulted on your agreement.

If you received an IRS CP523H notice, the IRS is terminating your installment agreement.

Aug. 21, 2024 — Two additional defendants were sentenced this week in a national COVID-19 fraud, including, Toni A. Smith, who was sentenced to 15 months in prison; and Dontae Antonio Murphy, who was sentenced to 12 months in prison. Collectively, these Defendants were also ordered to pay several hundred thousand dollars in restitution to the Small Business Administration, which included interest and processing fees, for fraudulently obtaining Paycheck Protection Act (“PPP”) COVID-19 loans.

Nov. 26, 2024 — Following four days of testimony before a federal jury, a Raleigh man and business owner pled guilty to a Bank Fraud and Wire Fraud, that netted the man almost $300,000 in fraudulent Paycheck Protection Act (PPP) COVID-19 loans. This fraud was part of a multimillion-dollar national scheme, and, to date, more than 30 defendants have pled guilty and 26 have been sentenced.

Generally (except for certain plans under Sections 104, 105, and 402 of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 and CSEC plans under Section 414(y)), for funding purposes, single-employer plans are required to use the 24-month average segment rates determined under Section 430(h)(2) of the Code, as amended by the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014 (HATFA), and the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (BBA). However, a plan sponsor is permitted to elect to use the monthly yield curve under Section 430(h)(2)(D)(ii) in place of the segment rates.

Topic No. 701 Sale of Your Home

What if I sell my home for a loss?

Find out if you qualify to exclude from your income all or part of any gain from the sale of your personal residence.