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Interest/Dividends/Other Types of Income - Gifts & Inheritances

Rev. date: 1/2010

Is the money received from the sale of inherited property considered taxable income?

Inheritance
Inherited Property
Selling Your Home
Taxable Income
Taxable and Nontaxable Income

To determine if the sale of inherited property is taxable, you must first determine your basis in the property. The basis of inherited property is generally one of the following:

The fair market value (FMV) of the property on the date of the decedent's death.
The FMV of the property on the alternate valuation date if the executor of the estate chooses to use alternate valuation. See the Form 706 Instructions, United States Estate (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax Return.

If you or your spouse gave the property to the decedent within one year before the decedent's death, see Publication 551, Basis of Assets.

Report the sale on Form 1040, Schedule D (PDF), Capital Gain and Losses:

If you sell the property for more than your basis, you have a taxable gain.
For information on how to report the sale on Schedule D, please see Publication 550, Investment Income and Expenses.


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