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Level 3
February 19, 2025
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PA exclude qualifying gain on sale of house-meets all qualifications

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I have to prepare a PA income tax return Sold house 4/4/24 - purchased 2/1/18 gain 95,598 Lived in house two of the five years preceding the sale-gain should be exempt. All PA property.

He also sold another house 12/12/24-purchased 12/12/24.  There was a loss 39,436. All PA property.

All information from Federal Form 8949 flowed over to sch D. There is no gain on Federal Tax Return

On Pa return there are 2 sch Ds, one for each taxpayer. Same information flowed over 50% for each form. On line 11 there is a net gain.

Form PA-19 Complete Section II and all information relating to the sale which is line 7 and line 12. I prepare 2 PA-19

However, there is a gain and the Taxpayer is taxed at PA Income tax rate of 3.09%.

Help!! What did I do wrong and thank you

 

 

 

 

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Accountant-Man
Level 13
February 19, 2025

Not too sure, but PA splits all sales 50-50 between spouses if they are coded J. Are gain and loss sales each coded J on the 8949 entries?

Also, only one sale should go on the PA19, not both.

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qbteachmt
Level 15
February 19, 2025

"He also sold another house 12/12/24-purchased 12/12/24. There was a loss 39,436."

You didn't specify if that was investment property or just a bad purchase of personal property, and the loss isn't deductible (for Fed, at least).

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werm328Author
Level 3
February 20, 2025

This was a personal houses in PA

I also made an error on dates

House A  purchased   2/1/18,  Sold 4/4/24  gain  95,596   met reguirements 2 out of 5 years

House B  purchase  10/14/24  Sold 12/1124      loss  (39395)

Other details, He purchased 2nd house but first house was vacant until he told it on 4/4/24

 

werm328Author
Level 3
February 20, 2025

there are 2 PA 19 for PA

Federal Jointly owned

Accountant-Man
Level 13
February 20, 2025

One PA 19 for each spouse? The second house doesn't get an exclusion and is a personal loss.

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werm328Author
Level 3
February 20, 2025

Thank you. How is this transaction entered on Pro Series. Presently there is a gain and the taxpayer is taxed on the first house gain