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How do federal income taxes impact surviving spouse after sale of co-owned home?
Q: I recently read one of your columns and found something I thought may be misleading. When one owner of a property held as joint tenants with right of survivorship dies, I thought the surviving spouse receives that person’s share on a stepped-up basis. Thus, the surviving spouse avoids the capital gains tax on the deceased spouse’s share ...Read more