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If you are thinking of selling your home and your house has risen in value since you purchased it, or you have accumulated a lot of deferred profit from previous sales, the Taxpayer Relief Act passed in 1997 could be of tremendous value.

Prior to this law, when a homeowner moved to a smaller home, relocated to a less costly area, or made a decision to rent, they were left with unfavorable tax consequences. The old tax law allowed people who sold their homes to defer tax on any profit by buying a replacement home of at least equal value within two years. At age 55, they could permanently escape tax on up to $125,000 of profit, but any profit in excess of that amount was taxable unless a new home was bought.

The good news is that with homes sold after May 6, 1997, homeowners can make as much as $500,000 tax-free profits on the sale of a principal residence for joint filers or $250,000 for single filers. The $500,000 capital gains exclusion removed taxes as a consideration for most home sellers by giving them flexibility to trade up or down. It has also allowed homeowners to preserve the savings value of a home when they sell, provided they use the property as their principal residence for two of the prior five years prior to the sale.

Consult your tax advisor for your particular circumstance.

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Hildi Baker , CSP, ABR, CRS & Terri Coyle, ABR
Prudential Fox and Roach Realtors
601 E. Baltimore Pike
Media, PA 19063
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Hildi Baker is a full-time Realtor with over 20 years experience who is a recipient of many Multimillion Dollar Producer Awards as well as multiple Service Awards. The CSP designation was awarded to Hildi by the Home Builders Association of Chester and Delaware Counties making her a Certified New Home Sales professional. Terri Coyle is a lifelong Pennsylvania resident. She grew up in Yardley, Bucks County and is a graduate of Drexel University. Her undergraduate degree in Accounting and MBA in Human Resource Management combined with 17 years experience with a local advertising agency provide the financial, people and marketing skills necessary for the real estate business. Terri has lived and raised children in Delaware and Chester counties for the past 20 years and happily worked in Real Estate for the last five. She is an Accredited Buyer's Respresentative as well as a Relocation Specialist. With honesty and integrity Hildi and Terri will employ vast Real Estate knowledge to provide you with excellent customer service in a timely and caring manner that produces exceptional Real Estate results.