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I got divorced this year and sold my house for $440,000 over the purchase price. As part of my divorce settlement, I had to pay my ex-wife half the proceeds received for the sale of the house. I owned the house before I married my ex-wife, so the title was only in my name. I will be filing my taxes this year as a single person, so my capital gains tax exemption is only $250,000. When the house sold, my ex-wife was paid directly by the real estate company handling the sale, as was I. So, I only received $220,000 of the $440,000 appreciation. Since I can only claim a $250,000 exemption as a single person, there is $190,000 profit that I appear responsible for. Is there a way to take into account that I actually only received $220,000 of the appreciation, not $440,000?

July 25th, 2024

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