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Tax,
Real Estate/Development

Oct. 25, 2017

Sell property, minimize taxes, but pay attention to the rules

You may never sell your personal residence, or other property. But if you do, odds are you'll have taxes to pay. With a personal residence, investment real estate, or other types of investment property, you should consider taxes, optimally before you sign in ink.

Robert W. Wood

Managing Partner
Wood LLP

333 Sacramento St
San Francisco , California 94111-3601

Phone: (415) 834-0113

Fax: (415) 789-4540

Email: wood@WoodLLP.com

Univ of Chicago Law School

Wood is a tax lawyer at Wood LLP, and often advises lawyers and litigants about tax issues.

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You may never sell your personal residence, or other property. But if you do, odds are you'll have taxes to pay. With a personal residence, investment real estate, or other types of investment property, you should consider taxes, optimally before you sign in ink.

The good news is that the gain will usually be long term capital gain, meaning a federal tax rate of 15 to 20 percent, depending on your income. Also depending on income, y...

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