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Seller lives in Canada, selling home in FL. How much Cap gains?
Home owner lives in Canada and is selling a vacation home in FL. How much capital gains tax will she be hit with if any?
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Bill Exeter
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Hi Amanda,
Is this a vacation home used solely for personal use, or is there any seasonal rental activity involved so that they might qualify for a tax-deferred exchange?
Also, either way, a foreign seller will have to satisfy the FIRPTA withholding requirements, so I would have their U.S. tax advisor review the FIRPTA requirements so that they are prepared to deal with that issue upon sale.
Federal capital gains will be 15% or 20% depending upon their tax bracket. Florida does not have any state taxes, so they are good there.