US home sale gain exclusion (Section 121) for married filing jointly
500,000 USD
- In force or effective
- statutory, never indexed
- Official source
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- IRS: Topic 701, sale of your home (Section 121) We read this page on .
Official wording
or up to $500,000 of that gain if you file a joint return with your spouse
Wording recorded from the source page. Accents and punctuation may be simplified. Source: IRS: Topic 701, sale of your home (Section 121).
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EasyFranceNow, "US home sale gain exclusion (Section 121) for married filing jointly", https://easyfrancenow.com/facts/us-sec121-mfj. Official source: IRS: Topic 701, sale of your home (Section 121), read on 29 October 2026.
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