THE TAX CUTTERY® Guide to Federal Income Taxation

by Paul D. Diaz, EA, MBA · Enrolled Agent, admitted to practice before the IRS


Glossary · IRC §121 · 26 U.S.C. §121

IRC §121

From THE TAX CUTTERY® Guide. Principal treatment in Chapter 12: Real Estate — The Tax-Advantaged Engine of American Prosperity.

The Exclusion — Section 121 excludes up to $250,000 or $500,000 of gain on a principal residence sale

In the Guide

This section is treated in Chapter 12, Chapter 2, Chapter 13, Chapter 21. The published chapter summary is the source of the definition above. The full reasoning, citations, and worked examples are in the book.

Related in this chapter

Cite as: Diaz, Paul D. THE TAX CUTTERY® Guide to Federal Income Taxation, Professional Edition, Chapter 12: Real Estate — The Tax-Advantaged Engine of American Prosperity. IRC §121 (26 U.S.C. §121). taxguide.tax/irc/121

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