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August 31, 2022

Sale of Mobile Home

  • August 31, 2022
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I am seeing mixed advice out there so I wanted to ask - is a mobile home always considered a capital asset? Or does it have the opportunity to quality for the home sale exclusion if its the primary home, lived in 2+ years, etc. 

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    BobKamman
    Level 15
    August 31, 2022

    If you are seeing mixed advice, maybe you should consider cataract surgery.  

     

    qbteachmt
    Level 15
    August 31, 2022

    I would look at what the IRS tells you; it's in Pub 523. I googled this for you:

    does mobile home qualify for primary residence tax exemption

    "Finally, the exclusion can apply to many different types of housing facilities. A single-family home, a condominium, a cooperative apartment, a mobile home, and a houseboat each may be a main home and therefore qualify for the exclusion."

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    sjrcpa
    Level 15
    August 31, 2022

    FYI -  a home is a capital asset.

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    sjrcpa
    Level 15
    August 31, 2022

    Your client is having  a gain on the sale of a mobile home? That doesn't happen very often.

    The more I know the more I don’t know.