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Can you walk me through the exact steps to calculate capital gains tax on the sale of my primary residence since my wife passed away and I am downsizing?

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Can you walk me through the exact steps to calculate capital gains tax on the sale of my primary residence since my wife passed away and I am downsizing?
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IRS Publication 523 2025 surviving spouse $500,000 exclusion home sale basis inherited spouse stepped up basisGoogle ↗
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IRS basis inherited property surviving spouse joint ownership community property fair market value date of death IRSGoogle ↗
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Virginia individual income tax capital gain exclusion sale primary residence federal conformityGoogle ↗
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IRS Publication 523 2025 surviving spouse $500,000 exclusion home sale basis inherited spouse stepped up basis Google ↗
IRS basis inherited property surviving spouse joint ownership community property fair market value date of death IRS Google ↗
Virginia individual income tax capital gain exclusion sale primary residence federal conformity Google ↗
  1. Publication 523 (2025), Selling Your Home · irs.gov
  2. usc-cdn.house.gov · usc-cdn.house.gov
  3. Publication 551 (12/2025), Basis of Assets · irs.gov
  4. 25-38 · tax.virginia.gov
  5. § 58.1-301. Conformity to Internal Revenue Code · law.lis.virginia.gov
  6. 10-31 · tax.virginia.gov

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IRS Publication 523 2025 surviving spouse $500,000 exclusion home sale basis inherited spouse stepped up basis
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IRS basis inherited property surviving spouse joint ownership community property fair market value date of death IRS
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Virginia individual income tax capital gain exclusion sale primary residence federal conformity
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