Your tax rate is 15 on long term capital gains if you re a single filer earning between 39 376 and 434 550 married filing jointly earning between 78 751 and 488 850 or head of household.
Capital gains tax 2017 real estate.
The irs treats home sales a bit differently than most other.
This is true even if there s no net capital gain subject to tax.
Reporting capital gains you report all capital gains on the sale of real estate on schedule d of irs form 1040 the annual tax return.
You must report all 1099 b transactions on schedule d form 1040 or 1040 sr capital gains and losses and you may need to use form 8949 sales and other dispositions of capital assets.
Long term capital gains are taxed at more favorable rates than ordinary income.
The current long term capital gains tax rates are 0 15 and 20 while the rates for ordinary income range from.
Based upon irs section 121 exclusion if you sell the main home you live in the irs lets you exclude not be taxed on up to 250 000 of capital gains on real estate if you re single.